Closely guarded secret. But please do join us after the news headunes please do join us after the News Headlines when well be telling you exactly what the nations supposed favourite ice cream is, which i think were were. Do we which i think were were. Do we agree with it . We do agree. Its a popular favourite. Its a popular favourite. Its a popular favourite. It is. It is. But first, lets get the news with rhiannon. With rhiannon. Thank you, ellie. Good morning. Its 932. Your top stories from the newsroom. The stories from the newsroom. The chancellor says efforts to fight inflation are working after the u. K. Economy grew by 0. 2 in the Second Quarter. Figures from the office for National Statistics also show gdp rose by 0. 5 in june alone , buoyed by the june alone, buoyed by the Manufacturing Sector. Jeremy Manufacturing Sector. Jeremy hunt says the governments laying the Strong Foundations needed to grow the economy. The results mean theres no immediate risk of the uk slipping into recession. In the slipping into recession. In the Health Secretary says the latest four day strike by Junior Doctors , which starts today, doctors, which starts today, serves only to harm patients. Serves only to harm patients. Its the fifth time theyve staged a walkout this year in an ongoing dispute over pay. According to the nhs, almost 835,000 appointments have been postponed since industrial action began in december. The British Medical Association says its been left with no choice. The government announces cuts. The government announces cuts. The 6 uplift gives to Junior Doctors is fair and reasonable and says it Wont Take Part in any more talks. The uks busiest any more talks. The uks Busiest Airport is getting busier in a sign of an uptick for the air travel industry, 7. 7 Million People travelled through Heathrow Airport last month. Thats compared with 6. 3 million dunng thats compared with 6. 3 million during the same month last year. Those in search of summer sunshine are partly behind the boost, with sky high numbers of flights to portugal, italy and turkey. And the king has turkey. And the king has reshuffled military appointments for members of the royal family king charles takes on eight roles from his late mother, while two of the duke of yorks previous roles have been given to kate and the duchess of edinburgh, the prince and princess of wales have three extra each, while extra positions each, while Queen Camilla becomes a patron of the royal army. Chaplains department. And you can get more department. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews. Com now those back over to tom and. Ellie welcome back to britains newsroom. The time is 934. Youre with ellie and tom. And before we get into all of our top stories this morning, we wanted to talk to you about this story thats got us going this morning. Its page 11 of the daily its all about daily mail, and its all about our favourite ice creams from our favourite ice creams from our childhood. Now, apparently our childhood. Now, apparently we as brits, we go mad for the screwball. The screwball is apparently the nations favourite ice cream and second to that funny feet , and second to that funny feet, followed up by calippo shots. Now im. No, im. I say. I say, i say calippo calippo shot cauppo i say calippo calippo shot calippo calippo. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Calypso. Its i think. I think it is interesting. I love the screwball ice cream. I the screwball ice cream. I absolutely adore it. But i do miss the cone. Me too. We were quite happy with that, werent we . We think the nation really did well with that one screwball. It was right. F to see no im surprised to see no cornetto on the list, but do email in gbviews gbnews. Com. What has been missed out of the nations top ice creams. Although i do wish we were saying this on a rather more sunny day. Apparently the weathers not this weekend. Its not going to nice as not going to be as nice as yesterday, but we can bring the sunshine homes. Sunshine into our homes. Talking favourite talking about our favourite ice would be an ice creams, mine would be an oyster, know, like the huge oyster, you know, like the huge amount ice cream that ice amount of ice cream that ice cream on the and then cream on the top and then strawberry top. Strawberry sauce on the top. What be . What would yours be . Think. I what would yours be . Think. I think it what would yours be . Think. I think it would i think. I think it would have be the traditional 99 flavour. Okay. I think most people would agree with you. Yeah most people would agree. Not on the im surprised its not on the list actually. Im surprised its not on the list actdo. Ly. Us know. Do you so do let us know. Do you agree with that . A screwball being number one, if not, what would your number do you would be your number one . Do you let know . Vaiews gbnews. Com let us know . Vaiews gbnews. Com and the and also get in touch on the rest todays top stories rest of todays top stories because there are a lot them. Because there are a lot of them. There are indeed. Lets get to some lets show lets get to some of those bigger stories now, ice cream aside, because lioness of those bigger stories now, ice cr britains newsroom. It must be an incredibly exciting time there in australia. There in australia. Yeah, its amazing. Its yeah, its amazing. Its theres fans everywhere i went to the fan zone, me and my husband and though the england game and its everyones buzzing, everyones buzzing. Buzzing, everyones buzzing. Oh, pauline, i love your shirt this morning. Very patriotic. What are you making patriotic. What are you making of how the lionesses are playing at the moment . Because i think that theyve kind of been getting through by the skin of their teeth at the moment. I know were only group stages, know were only at group stages, but shootout against but penalty shootout against nigeria, shouldnt nigeria, i mean, it shouldnt have to that, should it . Have come to that, should it . Um, it shouldnt, no. Um, it shouldnt, no. You were all but, you know, were all majority of the teams in the world cup have progressed beyond what of people would have what a lot of people would have thought. Was thought. So you know, it was a tough game for england. Ill take a 1 0 win. Um throughout the whole tournament the end the whole tournament at the end of its not about of the day, its not about performances, about winning. Of the day, its not about performa know, |bout winning. Of the day, its not about performa know, were ninning. Of the day, its not about performa know, were through to and, you know, were through to the quarterfinals and fingers crossed we can progress to the semis. Semis. Going to be an exciting game tomorrow. Of course , in the tomorrow. Of course, in the quarterfinals, england have been here before and we indeed did see that astonishing win in the euros last year as well. Do we have what it takes to make it all the way . Definitely all the way . Definitely we you know, we won the euros. Serenas added to the squad ,. Serenas added to the squad, um, you know, a few new players, players with experience. I dont players with experience. I dont see any reason why we cant go on and win the world cup this yeah on and win the world cup this year. The fa have invested millions into this squad and to repay the fee. You know, the girls should and hopefully go on and win the world cup. And what about what it takes to win a world cup . Because, i mean, tom just asked you there about the euros and the success last year. Do you think there will psychological will be that psychological pressure women and how pressure on these women and how are best to try and are they best to try and overcome that . Overcome that . Theyve dealt with pressure by winning the euros. They have an Unbelievable Team around them in psychologists , and they would in psychologists, and they would have been there would have been no stone left unturned to prepare them for this tournament and no stone left unturned to prepare them for going 1 1 goal down, one goal up , one player down, one goal up, one player down. And there would have been no stones left unturned. And no stones left unturned. And mentally theyve been there before. Theyve won the euros and this is just the you know, the next step up for them. And theyre more than equipped to win this tournament. How much of a blow is it to the squad that lauren james is now out of the tournament for the next two games . Is that going to damage englands chances . Chances . I dont think it will. They won the euros without lauren james and theyll win , hopefully james and theyll win, hopefully win these next two games without lauren. James as she is an important part of the team. But they have a very good squad of players that can come on the bench and do a job. They havent got a player like lauren james that has got the flair, but you know, they won the euros without lauren james so they can win this tournament without lauren. James well, pauline, thank you so much forjoining us there so much for joining us there live from australia as we all look forward to that big game tomorrow. Tomorrow. Thanks for your time this morning. Thank you. Youre welcome. I love that shes very positive. Yeah, i like positive mindset. We like that positive mindset. We do need positive mindset before like that positive mindset. We do ne do positive mindset before like that positive mindset. We do ne do itsitive mindset before like that positive mindset. We do nedo it again. Mindset before well do it again. Well, mean, just ive well, i mean, its just ive seen so many world cups or euros where it just we get that, we get close then it all it get so close and then it all it all falls apart. This wont all falls apart. But this wont happen this time. But tom, we were dealing with men, right . Point and now that at that point and now were with women, were dealing with women, competent women. What it, margaret well, what was it, Margaret Thatcher said . Want thatcher once said . If you want something, man. If something, said, ask a man. If you something done, ask you want something done, ask a woman. Perhaps that will still be the case with the cup at the case with the world cup at least. Best of luck to the least. But best of luck to the lionesses tomorrow. Lets get the very well, lets get the very latest these rumours that well, lets get the very latetottenham these rumours that well, lets get the very latetottenham star, rumours that well, lets get the very latetottenham star, harryurs that well, lets get the very latetottenham star, harry kane, it the tottenham star, harry kane, could well be going to Bayern Munich. Paul coyte a spurs fan munich. Paul coyte a spurs fan yourself a spurs legend. Well , jelly. Well, jelly. Well, jelly. Yes. Yes. What do you have to tell us . Whats the goss on the ground . It looks like for the first time, im actually beginning to admit that this actually admit that this may actually happen. I speaking to you, tom, of and of course, yesterday. And saying, know, i still saying, well, you know, i still think rumours that were think theres rumours that were coming the coming out of germany and the german who are desperate german press who are desperate for harry kane to to bayern for harry kane to move to Bayern Munich out munich and theyre coming out saying, yes, its definitely saying, oh, yes, its definitely happening. Definitely happening. Its definitely happening. Theres an offer from bayern gets turned Bayern Munich that gets turned down another one, then down and then another one, then another seems that another one. And it seems that now spurs have agreed to deal now spurs have agreed to a deal for kane, england for harry kane, the england skipper, to germany. And skipper, to go to germany. And theres a that looks like theres a flight that looks like hes be heading over at hes going to be heading over at lunchtime theres lunchtime. Um, theres the medical which medical there, which im thinking, hes got thinking, i just hope hes got a code and maybe look code and maybe they look through, say no, im not so sure. You know, theres a little cold. I sure. You know, theres a little cold. I dont know if its going to good play with, but to be good to play with, but well just. Well, no one can get an appointment in uk, so it appointment in the uk, so it might well. There we are. Might as well. There we are. Thats satire tom so, thats satire there. Tom so, so basically it looks tom so basically it looks like. Tom looks harry is going looks like that harry is going to and youre about to to be going and youre about to promote play for munich. Promote me to play for munich. We actually need you at we may actually need you at spurs to Centre Forward spurs to play Centre Forward because is gap there because there is a gap there now, it a worry for spurs now, but it is a worry for spurs fans. Its disappointing fans. Its very disappointing because two because we are literally two days before their their first game, is against brentford game, which is against brentford on and its one of these on sunday and its one of these that right down to the that goes right down to the wire. Was harry was wire. If it was harry was wanting go, you kind hope wanting to go, you kind of hope the deal have been done the deal would have been done before but eventually before hand. But eventually i think i honestly do think and something that hasnt been mentioned, think theres mentioned, i think theres a price in Bayern Munich. I price died in Bayern Munich. I think very, very big think theyre a very, very big club. A lot of people have said , you know, would harry want , you know, why would harry want to go there . Which i agree with, because i to a bundesliga, because i to win a bundesliga, to the championship in to win the championship in germany, always win it. Germany, they always win it. Its as simple as that. Its very easy. You know, you could actually for munich actually play for Bayern Munich and could win a bundesliga and you could win a bundesliga title. Maybe ill put you in midfield but harry midfield somewhere, but harry will win is that the will win that. Is that the trophy hes looking for . Its really champions and really the Champions League and its and dusted that its not done and dusted that theyll that way. So theyll win that either way. So its it looks like its going to happen. As far as bayern happen. And as far as Bayern Munich concerned, munich are concerned, when i mentioned its mentioned this pride, its almost are very proud club almost there are very proud club. I know Jurgen Klinsmann very well who played there and managed there as well and says hes not like any other club that hed hed been involved in. And they very much think we are Bayern Munich we get what we want. Demand that harry kane want. We demand that harry kane is daniel is there. And although daniel levy would have said, you know, we want more, want more, they we want more, we want more, they will. Theyre getting to the point now. Well we want him because dont get him, because if we dont get him, there be sauerkraut there will be egg or sauerkraut on our and thatll be the on our face and thatll be the end so its very end of it. So its very important that they him. Important that they do get him. And looks like he will. And now it looks like he will. And now it looks like he will. And its very disappointing for spurs because hes one of spurs fans because hes one of the players the greatest players to ever play the greatest players to ever play the club. Play for the club. Well, exactly. And where does that leave spurs and how does that leave the feeling as well . The fans feeling as well . Because are absolutely because they are absolutely devastated this morning, arent they . Ea e. I think its almost like a death family where people death in the family where people dont how dont really know exactly how they to feel until it they were going to feel until it happened. It really is like that because a player because hes such a great player. Is you know, he could use. He is you know, he could use cliche like hes the talisman of the he is hes the the club, but he is hes the record goalscorer know, record goalscorer as we know, scored goals for spurs than scored more goals for spurs than any other ever. Hes not only a great goal scorer, hes a great footballer. And where spurs footballer. And where will spurs be now, you could be without him . Now, you could either say that its a lot of money. Thats coming into the club, also so theres more club, but also so theres more chance that spurs would get into the Champions League. Had harry kane stayed and therefore that money could be made back that way. But its also this year contract. Theres a year left on the contract. So if he did the contract. So if he did decide to stay, then hed become a free agent at the end and he could go pretty much anywhere he chose. So its a you know, its not done and dusted yet. Theres still a part of me just thinking im going to give until im not going to give up until finally harry, dont do finally i say, harry, dont do it come on. But it looks it yet. Come on. But it looks very likely that thats whats now going happen. Theres now going to happen. But theres basically who plays basically no one else who plays for who can who can reach for spurs who can who can reach that level , who would able to that level, who would be able to take club for good . Take the club for good . Is there is there is. Or is there is there is. There was he perhaps there was was he perhaps such a dominant figure in the club that maybe some other people didnt have grow in their have the chance to grow in their professional careers . Have the chance to grow in their profess interesting s . Have the chance to grow in their profess interesting because its interesting because people see him as the people would see him as the captain, captain of captain, as the captain of england, wasnt the england, but he wasnt the captain spurs. Thats hugo captain of spurs. Thats hugo lloris, goalkeeper lloris, the goalkeeper who now looks moving. So harry looks like hes moving. So harry was spurs captain. Was never the spurs captain. Now youve got players like heung min who this Heung Min Son who had this amazing relationship with him. Amazing relationship with him. And harry scored more goals between the two of them than any other duo in the premier league history. So sonny , still there . History. So sonny, still there . Youve got richarlison , youve got richarlison, brazilian striker who is also going to have to step up now and fill that role. But when you do have a player like harry kane, its virtually impossible to actually fill that hole with someone as good as he is. Well, paul coyte is very sad day for you. I really upsets me that youre wearing red today, ellie. Im sorry. Im sorry. Of Bayern Munich and. Right. Youve done that. Im sorry. Im sorry. But theres blue all the studio all over the studio that. That feel. This is that make me feel. This is my. This is my shirt make up for it. Oh, yeah, of course it does. Tom toms. Tom toms. Im clearly playing for well, im clearly playing for both teams here. Got a red tie. A little ive got a red tie. A little west ham for my liking, but. Okay, well take that. Okay, well take that. Thanks, paul coyte. Sorry its such hard its been such a hard day. Okay, ill over it. Im okay, ill get over it. Im sure be fine. Sure ill be fine. Ill be all right. Ill be all right. Well, stiff drink. Think a little later on. Little bit later on. Goodness me. Lets talk about cars now, because sales of second electric vehicles second hand electric vehicles rose than 80 in rose by more than 80 in the three indicating three months to june, indicating increasing more increasing demand for more affordable low emission cdls. Cars. Well, more than 30,000 of the battery vehicles changed Battery Powered vehicles changed hands Second Quarter hands in the Second Quarter of this concerns over this year. But concerns over price vehicle range and the resilience charging resilience of the charging network and power grid do remain i well, emma well, lets get more on this now with the motoring journalist danny kelly, live from the midlands. And danny, i suppose midlands. And danny, i suppose this is perhaps self explanatory, really. Self explanatory, really. Electric cars started becoming a bigger thing a few years ago. Bigger thing a few years ago. And as that sort of as the market naturally matures, there will be a bigger second hand market. Well, i think some perspective needs to be shed on this story. And yes, good this story. And yes, good morning. Youre right, this story. And yes, good morning. Youre right , there is morning. Youre right, there is a surge in demand for used electric vehicles, but this comes at the same time that the society for motor manufacture motoring and traders, they released a story that the ten biggest depreciate in cars in july were all electric cars. Now basically electric cars used electric cars primarily. Theyve reached such a price point that people are prepared to buy them. 35 year on year loss. So if 35 year on year loss. So if youre driving a tesla, you probably lost 30 odd grand. One of the higher range teslas over the last 12 months and even smaller, cheaper electric cars, theyre not immune to this loss. The depreciation has been horrific. Now petrol and diesel cars are, believe it or not, an appreciating asset. Theyve grown year on year for the last 40 months, whereas electric cars are a depreciating asset. So people now, if they want to if they want to drive an electric car, then they are now able to do so purely because the price point has come down significantly. But also in your significantly. But also in your opening introduction , to me the opening introduction, to me the range anxiety is still very, very relevant and prevalent across this market. Tom what does need to pick up the pace, doesnt it . I mean, if petrol and diesel cars are going new ones at least are going to be banned by 2030. You can understand why people are in electric are investing in electric vehicles, that range isnt vehicles, but that range isnt there. You say, mileage is there. As you say, mileage is still very, very low on electric cars. Still very, very low on electric cars. If still very, very low on electric cars. If youre doing a long journey, lets 4 5 hours, journey, lets say 4 or 5 hours, you might spend an additional two hours trying to charge your electric at a charge electric vehicle at a charge point. And thats if you can find because theyre very find one, because theyre very limited the country. Limited up and down the country. So arent there must be so there arent there must be some real anxieties for people who in who are actually investing in electric as yeah. Electric vehicles as yeah. Ellie, a pal of mine, has got a 70 zero zero £0 tesla. He took his family up to edinburgh. His range was saying that he had about 60 miles left in the tank and there was about 45 miles to edinburgh. He actually actually had to turn the air conditioning off. Believe it or not, if off. Now, believe it or not, if that was night time, hed be that was at night time, hed be really i its really worried. I know its farcical, isnt he if farcical, isnt it . If he if this was at night time, hed be really worried about having his headlights the headlights on and thats the gritty its a gritty reality. Its like a mobile you know, when our mobile phone, you know, when our mobile phone, you know, when our mobile phones run on charge, mobile phones run low on charge, we up having to reduce the we end up having to reduce the screen brightness. We delete or we remove temporarily apps and electric car is exactly the same principle. So its great for principle. So its great for short short journeys buzzing around town. But dont forget if you live in a terraced street or if you live in a block of flats or basically if you cant guarantee parking outside your front door, then this is a real dilemma for you. It really is. Danny kelly, always really good to see you. Thank you so much for your time this morning. Thank you. Well, from one Technological Advancements to another, 2023 has been the year of artificial intelligence. With the maturing intelligence. With the maturing of programs like chatgpt , of programs like chatgpt, capturing the public and media imagination. But its also led to warnings that the technology could lead to the extinction of humanity. To the extinction of humanity. We know less. A new Yougov Survey found that 76 of responders believe that al survey found that 76 of responders believe that ai will pose a threat to humanity. Indeed, a statement by the centre for al safety called for safeguarding to be given as much priority as pandemics and indeed nuclear war. This was endorsed by senior figures working in the ai field. Well, to talk about all things ai, we have the ceo of conjecture, conor leahy, who operates the largest ai safety firm in the uk. Operates the largest ai safety firm in the uk. Very good to see firm in the uk. Very good to see you this morning. Conor thank you this morning. Conor thank you for coming in for us so thats the result of the yougov poll. Doesnt make for good poll. Doesnt make for good reading, does it . Does. I actually threaten humanity or is this more public fear . No , not yet. Not yet. No, not yet. Not yet. No, not yet. Not yet. Not yet. What do you mean . Not yet. What do you mean . What do you mean by that . I as it currently exists, i suppose we can think of it in different ways. Theres sort of chatgpt the website people can go to. Theres ai thats used in various applications currently by the nhs for example, that that to you is safe. Yes and yet theres something that might happen to make it dangerous. What is that . So were on a path towards more and more general, more and more and more general, more and more powerful general Intelligence Systems. What does Intelligence Systems. What does make humans dangerous . Why are make humans dangerous . Why are humans more dangerous than chimps do build chimps . Why do humans build Nuclear Bombs and chimps dont our intelligence or the size of our intelligence or the size of our brain . A human brain is a primate brain not that different from that of chimp. Its from that of a chimp. Its simply times larger. But simply three times larger. But this to get us to this is enough to get us to develop weapons and develop Nuclear Weapons and other weapons of mass destruction you know, destruction and, you know, change cause change our environment, cause climate change, all these other problems might be able climate change, all these other pr goal of these companies is to build autonomous agents, autonomous Intelligence Systems that run on software. And its very important to be clear that an ai system is quite different from the Traditional Software you running your you might have running on your own kind of own computer. The kind of software might have on your software you might have on your own is written by you own computer is written by you have programmer who writes the have a programmer who writes the code it. This is not how code for it. This is not how als code for it. This is not how ais work. More like ais work. Ais are more like organically grown. You have data organically grown. You have data and you grow a program to work on. This data. So we do not actually understand how these brains work , how these digital brains work, how these digital minds work , and no one does. Minds work, and no one does. None of these companies , no none of these companies, no laboratory, actually understands how these systems work. And now if these are very limited application systems that we use for very limited application, generate, know, funny generate, you know, funny pictures to transcribe some pictures or to transcribe some audio , thats okay. I dont audio, thats okay. I dont expect a problem. But as were seeing with modern systems as chat, gpt, gpt four, theyre becoming more general purpose and more autonomous. There are some people who dont believe these can become autonomous , though the moment autonomous, though at the moment its outputs. Its inputs, its outputs. Humans to do something. Humans ask it to do something. It something. Do you it does something. Why do you believe that this these could have a mind of their own . Because this is the explicit goal people building goal of the people building these what these systems. This is what theyre trying do. This theyre trying to do. This has been goal of the field of been the goal of the field of artificial since been the goal of the field of artiearliest since been the goal of the field of artiearliest days. Since been the goal of the field of artiearliest days. Thisince been the goal of the field of artiearliest days. This has the earliest days. This has always goal of always been the goal of artificial intelligence. Always been the goal of artifisal intelligence. Always been the goal of artifis explicitly ence. Always been the goal of artifis explicitly what people this is explicitly what people are to do. System you are trying to do. System you know, the earliest days know, from the earliest days of chess and logic Chess Computers and logic systems to modern, you know, alphago , you know, self learning alphago, you know, self learning systems. We already have many ai systems. We already have many ai systems. We already have many ai systems that can play video games. They can achieve goals in video games. They can learn more information. We have modern versions of chatgpt that can write code and run code. They write code and run code. They can access information from the internet. They can use tools. Internet. They can use tools. This is explicitly what these tools are being designed to do. Tools are being designed to do. And there are benefits to ai , arent there . I mean, theres a test being being run in the nhs at the moment with al and radiologists something radiologists and its Something Like in terms like 99 accuracy. So in terms of the nhs waiting list, for example , you might see that example, you might see that start to come down. If we start to implement ai into certain departments, there are there are benefits. Oh absolutely. But its, its that control element, isnt it . Thats what people fear. I suppose, is if you cant understand something, how do you control it . And its the speed of the development, which is terrifying. There is a huge mismatch here in our ability to control these and understand these systems versus ability to make them versus the ability to make them stronger. Im stronger. And really what im most is this most concerned about is this 0. 1 of these massive of frontier ai experiments that are being run by a very small number of very, very Large Companies to create systems that are completely unprecedented. For completely unprecedented. For example, radiologist example, the radiologist experiments you talk about, these are very small these are very, very small systems that run on very , very systems that run on very, very Small Computers and are very limited. Theyre not general purpose these are small purpose mines. These are small systems for specific purpose. And fantastic. These systems for specific purpose. Ancextremely fantastic. These systems for specific purpose. Ancextremely usefultic. These systems for specific purpose. Anc extremely useful for these are extremely useful for science, medicine, for many science, for medicine, for many other applications. And think other applications. And i think we pushing this we should be pushing on this Technology Much what technology very much what i think we should be concerned about are rushing about is that we are rushing forward newer, larger, more forward into newer, larger, more dangerous regimes before we can even control or understand the systems that already exist. Systems that already exist. I really, really interesting stuff. Course is stuff. And of course the uk is hosting the worlds first ai Safety Conference in the autumn. But conor thank you very but conor leahy, thank you very much us here the much forjoining us here in the studio through this studio and talking through this really seismic development in our culture. Our technological culture. Well, do stay absolutely. Well, do you stay with britains with us this is britains newsroom on gb news. Lets get the weather for you. The weather for you. A brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news is. On gb news is. Hello there. Im greg dewhurst. Welcome to your latest gb news weather. The day ahead. Gb news weather. The day ahead. Plenty of sunny spells, though. We will see a scattering of showers move in and still feeling quite warm in the east and looking at the picture. First thing, a lot of cloud around some mist and some drizzle in places. But this should slowly and break to should slowly lift and break to allow sunny spells most of allow sunny spells for most of us though, then this will allow the scattered showers to develop, particularly across the north some of north and the west. Some of these be heavy at times, these could be heavy at times, perhaps some thicker cloud and showery pushing into showery rain pushing into south east time south east england for a time too. South east still too. Across the south east still warm in any sunshine. Highs around a little fresher. Around 27, a little fresher. Further north the west, further north in the west, temperatures in low 20s with temperatures in the low 20s with that wind picking that southwesterly wind picking up as this area of low pressure starts in from the starts to move in from the atlantic. So well an atlantic. So well see an increase in showers and spells of rain across this part of the world we move into the early world as we move into the early hours. Clearer spells elsewhere, perhaps 2 showers still perhaps 1 or 2 showers still possible far possible across the far southeast and temperatures a little lower than recent nights. Tonight, were looking at 14 or 15 degrees there. Still on the warm side for the time of year to take into the year to take us into the weekend. That low Pressure Centre slowly moving in, so centre is slowly moving in, so bands of showers outbreaks bands of showers and outbreaks of pushing in. Some of this of rain pushing in. Some of this will be heavy at times. Some of rain pushing in. Some of this will be iof vy at times. Some of rain pushing in. Some of this will be iof thunder, es. Some of rain pushing in. Some of this will be iof thunder, best ome of rain pushing in. Some of this will be iof thunder, best 0er of rain pushing in. Some of this will be iof thunder, best of the rumbles of thunder, best of the dner rumbles of thunder, best of the drier holding on towards drier weather holding on towards the feeling the south east but feeling cooler fresher for everyone, cooler and fresher for everyone, particularly around coast as particularly around the coast as those winds pick up through a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on good morning. Its 10 am. On friday, the 11th of august. This is britains newsroom with tom howard and me, Ellie Costello coming up for you today. Well, first, Junior Doctors are starting another four day walkout of course. And as they do, the chief executive of nhs providers has said these strikes put the nhs , quote, close to a put the nhs, quote, close to a tipping point. Have put the nhs, quote, close to a tipping point. Have the unions tipping point. Have the unions gone too far . Gone too far . As the much loved retailer, wilko declares , administration wilko declares, administration putting about 1200 jobs at risk. Is it the end of the high street . As we know it . And as the number of migrants crossing the English Channel yesterday exceeded, 100,000, will be asking should the uk leave the European Convention on human rights . And if so, would human rights . And if so, would that actually make a difference . West Yorkshire Police have received a complaint after a woman said her autistic teenage daughter was arrested by seven Police Officers for saying a female officer looked like her lesbian nana. Well get the latest from our reporter in leeds as. And aside from all the big stories as well , we and aside from all the big stories as well, we are asking you a specific question about childhood ice creams. What is your favourite ice cream from your childhood . Its been found in a survey of brits that the nations favourite one was the screwball. Was the screwball. Oh yeah, its a great choice. Oh yeah, its a great choice. It is a wonderful one. Although the lack of cone always gets me, i do like a cone. So do you keep your abuse coming in . Gbviews gbnews. Com. But first, a news bulletin first, lets get a news bulletin from rhiannon. From rhiannon. Thank you, ali. Good morning. Its coming up to 10 02. Your top stories from the newsroom. The chancellor says efforts to fight inflation are working after the u. K. Economy grew by nought point 2 in the Second Quarter. Figures from the office for National Statistics also show gdp rose by 0. 5 in june alone , buoyed by the alone, buoyed by the Manufacturing Sector. Jeremy hunt says the governments laying the Strong Foundation hons laying the Strong Foundation lions needed to grow the economy. The results mean theres no immediate risk of the uk slipping into recession in the. Health secretary says the latest four day strike by Junior Doctors , which starts today, doctors, which starts today, serves only to harm patients. Serves only to harm patients. Its the fifth time theyve staged a walkout this year in an ongoing dispute over pay. According to the nhs almost 835,000 appointments have been postponed since industrial action began in december. The British Medical Association says its been left with no choice. Nhs trust chairman roy liley told gb news the strikes could continue up until christmas. Continue up until christmas. Well, if there are no more talks , the Junior Doctors are talks, the Junior Doctors are balloting to extend their strike action if their current mandate runs out at the end of this month. If they ballot again and the answer is yes, then well see strikes right through the winter up until christmas. And winter up until christmas. And its just horrendous. Its doing huge damage to the nhs. Its huge damage to the nhs. Its adding to waiting lists and of course theres a whole load of people that are the sort of in visible Collateral Damage to this. This. Well, chief secretary to the treasury john glenn insists the 6 uplift, given to Junior Doctors is fair and says the government Wont Take Part in any more talks. What we cannot have is an inflationary pay increase. Increase. Before we broke for the recess , as we settled all the recess, as we settled all the pay recess, as we settled all the pay disputes based on the pay review bodies and for example , review bodies and for example, the teachers accepted the pay review body recommendation as the government did, and are not no longer striking. So i regret very much that the doctors have chosen to strike again. I totally recognise that this has a negative impact on patients experience. Experience. A conservative mp has revealed she failed to declare shares she held in shell while serving as environment secretary. Theresa villiers admitted she held a stake in the oil giant worth more than £70,000, but only declared it last month. A spokesperson for ms villiers told the daily mirror she doesnt personally manage the shares and that she deeply regrets her failure to monitor them. Mps are meant to declare all shareholdings worth over £70,000 as a Murder Investigation has been launched after the body of a ten Year Old Girl was found at a property in sussex. Police were called to woking in the early hours of yesterday morning. The girls body was found inside a house on hammond road. Police say theyve identified a number of individuals theyd like to speak to as part of their enquiries. They said. They say theres no they said. They say theres no reason to suspect any risk to the public and the case of an autistic girl arrested by police for making an alleged homophobic remark has prompted a complaint. Warning some viewers may find the following footage distressing. A video circulated distressing. A video circulated thing on tiktok shows a 16 year old autistic girl being detained by seven Police Officers outside her home in leeds. Its understood she told her mother that one of the officers looked like her grandmother, whos a lesbian. The teenager was lesbian. The teenager was arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence. West Yorkshire Police says the video provides a very limited snapshot of the incident. Snapshot of the incident. Elsewhere, the death toll from wildfires in hawaii has risen to at least 55, as authorities warn that Recovery Efforts will take years. Governor josh green says years. Governorjosh green says the blazes have reduced much of the blazes have reduced much of the resort city of lahaina to smaller , towering ruins. Its smaller, towering ruins. Its one of three major fires still ravaging the island of maui in tyre, neighbourhoods have been burned to the ground as dry conditions and strong winds complicate efforts to bring the fires under control. And the fires under control. And the king has reshuffled military appointments for working members of the royal family as the anniversary of the late queens death approaches, king charles takes over eight of his mothers former honorary posts himself. The reshuffle sees Prince William take command of harrys old army unit as colonel in chief of the army air corps. The princess of wales has been given three new roles, one of which is commodore in chief of the fleet air arm , a title previously held air arm, a title previously held by prince andrew. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on digital radio, and on your Smart Speaker by simply saying play gb news now its back over to tom and. Ellie back over to tom and. Ellie welcome to britains newsroom with ellie and tom. The time is 10 07 at. And before we go into our top news stories this morning, we want to bring you some updates, of course, on these four days of strikes Just Announced or just enacted, rather, by Junior Doctors. The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, has reaffirmed his pay offer that was set out really some months ago. Now, as a final offer. And despite this, Junior Doctors are still pushing for an extraordinary 35 pay rise. Well be digging into this more later in the programme. Yeah, do let us know what you think about that story. Vaiews gbnews. Com. We know that you will have an opinion on that, but Steve Barclay has said that, but Steve Barclay has said that the offer to them is fair and final and the only thing that the strikes is doing now is affecting patients. Thats what Steve Barclay has said. Of Steve Barclay has said. Of course the Junior Doctors disagree. Theyve just started that four day walkout out today. Do let us know your response to that story. Were also talking that story. Were also talking about something totally different this morning, a little lighter, perhaps. Lighter, perhaps. Little bit more summery. Its friday. Were looking its a friday. Were looking towards the weekend. Is towards the weekend. This is a story in the daily mail this morning. Page 11. Its about our favourite childhood ice cream. And it appears the Great British pubuc and it appears the Great British public have voted screwball as their number one childhood ice cream. Weve asked you to share yours this morning. And my gosh, its got you going. We knew it would. Vicki says this is not even a competition. The Nobbly Bobbly wins every time. Knobbly, bubbly, amazing. Knobbly, bubbly, amazing. I love those. Bobbly. I love those. Bobbly. I love those. Janet has in to say janet has written in to say hi, and tom cant go wrong hi, ellie and tom cant go wrong with made. Now i dont with orange made. Now i dont know made is. Know what an orange made is. Think its literally orange i think its literally orange juice lolly. Juice in an ice lolly. Oh, brilliant. Oh, brilliant. Quite refreshing. Probably quite refreshing. Yeah actually came in yeah and that actually came in at four, course it did. Yes. So no, in touch with the people of britain there. Yeah. Yeah. Adrian says morning, ellie and you mean in the and tom. Now, if you mean in the street, its a bit like street, its a 99. A bit like you, but if you at home, you, but if you mean at home, its tescos own brand. Triple chocolate cream. My mouth chocolate ice cream. My mouth waters thinking about it. Waters just thinking about it. Supermarkets other supermarkets are available , but shirley has available, but shirley has written in to say, when i was a teenageri written in to say, when i was a teenager i worked at an ice cream kiosk during my time there, the best selling ice cream was a chocolate and mint flavoured dahl sex death. Ray well, sounds good. Do you well, that sounds good. Do you know what i actually when i was much younger, spent most weekends with my dad building a life size dalek and i might try and dig out a picture for it later in the program, see if i was very, very proud of that. How long did that take you . A yeah how long did that take you . A year. I bet it did. Yes. Wow. Great project. Wow. Great project. What a childhood. What a childhood. You have to charm. What a nerdy childhood. Well, and was nerdy childhood. Well, and i was chasing up the road. A bit like sally. I just shared this one with you, saying whenever i heard the Ice Cream Van playing that tune, id run to my asking for £0. 25. To my folks asking for £0. 25. Thats how much in the thats how much they cost in the 70s. My mum always said 70s. However my mum always said that song means theyve actually run ice cream. No, not run out of ice cream. No no, not that the was coming. I love that the van was coming. I love how. No, means theyve out. I do remember on my i do remember everyone on my street just absolutely running to van. It was always to the van. It was always a brilliant. Oh, dear, good childhood. Memories do keep coming memories do keep those coming in to us. Views at in to us. Gb views at gb news. Com. Gets you news. Com. That gets you all going morning. Food going this morning. Food generally does. Lets move going this morning. Food generour does. Lets move going this morning. Food generour next. Lets move going this morning. Food generour next story lets move going this morning. Food generour next story because yve going this morning. Food generour next story because the on to our next story because the home secretary, suella braverman, says shell leave no stone clamping stone unturned in clamping down on. On illegal immigration. Of course, comes as in this, of course, comes as senior javid, Senior Police officer bas javid, the brother of the former home secretary, sajid javid , has been secretary, sajid javid, has been appointed director general of appointed as director general of Immigration Enforcement at the home office in efforts to tackle illegal migration. So joining us to debate this debate this this morning is immigration lawyer ivan sampson, whos in favour of us staying in the echr and deputy leader of ukip, rebecca jane , who wants us ukip, rebecca jane, who wants us out. So, rebecca, lets start out. So, rebecca, lets start with you then. Do you why do you with you then. Do you why do you not think we should stay in the European Convention on human rights . Rights . I dont think this will come as a surprise to anybody but the echr is absolutely nothing more than a legal tool for lawyers to keep us in the hands of the strasbourg court. Weve voted for brexit. We voted to leave. For brexit. We voted to leave. Its a really simple situation. Its a really simple situation. Many people thought that we were to going leave echr when we did vote for brexit and then obviously that hasnt happened and were still in it right now, in my opinion , its the biggest in my opinion, its the Biggest Issue facing immigration and the reasons why we cant control our own borders. If we want to do that and we want to get tough on immigration, we have to come out of because absolutely of it because it absolutely undermines our undermines the security of our own country. Own country. Rebecca, we were in the but rebecca, we were in the echr long before we joined the European Union , or it was then European Union, or it was then the European Economic community. There are lots of non eu countries in the echr. It was part drafted by british pop politicians. It never used to be a problem when it came to migration. Is that not a fair point . It didnt used to be a problem, but times move on and its now outdated and it no longer is fit for purpose. So there are 47 member countries that are obviously part of it. You cant tell me that all of those 47 member countries have the exact same issues they all face the issues and they all face the exact problems. Exact same problems. Our problems our problems. And problems are our problems. And this legislation stops this piece of legislation stops us in our process. Were a fantastic country. Were called Great Britain for a reason. We have the absolute ability to create a proper piece of legislation that helps our people, helps control our borders and it doesnt need to be done by a one blanket fits all policy. All policy. Okay, ivan, im going to bnng okay, ivan, im going to bring you in at this point. Do you want to come back to rebecca and her point there that we can just create our own legislation , create our own laws . , create our own laws . Wonder if rebecca well, i wonder if rebecca actually read the European Convention human rights and convention on human rights and she understands the actual articles our articles which protect our rights. The first thing. Rights. Thats the first thing. It was drafted in the aftermath of the Second World War and the holocaust to prevent to protect abuse by the state on its people. Thats the purpose of the echr. Its not about the echr. Its not about migration and the fundamental rights are not to what rebecca objects to, but the right to life, the right not to have inhumane and degrading treatment , the right to get married, the right to have freedom of expression. These are all fundamental human rights that protects tom, ellie and protects rebecca, tom, ellie and me. Thats what its about. Its not about migration. And it not about migration. And it guarantees a fundamental rights of individuals from abuse by the state. Now if we dont have the echr , where do we go to the last echr, where do we go to the last resort we have is the European Court of human rights to oversee abuse of power by the state. So i dont think that people really understand what the echr is about and without the protection of the human rights act, which bnngs of the human rights act, which brings it into domestic legislation, the government would have the power to do whatever it wants. It could breach our rights, our fundamental rights, and lastly, its part of the good friday agreement. What does the government say about that . Because a good friday agreement would have to be torn up because thats an integral part of that agreement. Now, ivan, i think you make a very good point there in terms of how entangled the echr with so many different echr is with so many different agreements that the United Kingdom has many Different International treaties , is not international treaties, is not least, of course, the good friday agreement. Is there not a fair but but is there not a fair point that those who criticise the echr make, which is that those these rights were drawn up with the best of intentions they have now to some extent been overinterpreted and by some lawyers and are used instead of protecting the noble rights of life , liberty and perhaps the life, liberty and perhaps the pursuit of happiness. If im not going to be too american about it all, but instead are being used, are being abused , used used, are being abused, used perhaps to stop the United Kingdom controlling its borders i well, you talk about article eight is what youre talking about. And this is a thorn in the governments side, the right to have family and private life. Thats fundamental right . It thats fundamental right . It doesnt matter whether youre a minor or British National or anybody else. Everyone has a right to have enjoy family and private life without unlawful interference by the state. And that needs to be protected. Look, a society is judged by the way that it treats and protects the most Vulnerable People in its society. We we and the government go on and on about the will of the british people. The majority of british people. Its simply not true. There is no data. Theyve put forward a no data. Theyve put forward a poll which says that people want, you know, for us to come out the European Convention, its simply not true. And this attack on migrants is a distraction. Distraction policy so that people dont look at the incompetence of this government incompetence of this government in managing our migration and our borders. That in managing our migration and our borders. That is in managing our migration and our borders. That is the our borders. That is the fundamental problem. Tom well, rebecca, i want to bring you in at this point. Just come back to ivans point. He says the echr protects our fundamental human rights. Our fundamental human rights. And historically, it has protected people from the state. Thats important, isnt it . Yeah, absolutely it is. And i yeah, absolutely it is. And i love the point of, you know, have i actually read it . Yes, i did. When i qualified in law. I actually got a first class result in eu law. So ive got i know a couple of bits about it, but not much. But yeah, absolutely. I dont actually know what you think is going to happen. If come out of happen. So if we come out of echr, do you think is now echr, what do you think is now going to stop . Were going to stop. Marriages. We stop. Same sex marriages. Are we going to stop individual rights . Are going stop rights are we going to stop the rights of a private life . Of people having a private life . No not. Thats going no were not. Thats not going to happen because were well and truly moved forward. Were a great country. Our government are utterly are completely and utterly incapable is thing incapable. That is one thing youve said are completely youve said that are completely and utterly agree with. Yes, they not they are. But this is not a detraction. This is stopping us from handling immigration. From handling immigration. Nobodys about all the nobodys talking about all the other theyre other points because theyre just right. And that is exactly what will happen if we create our own law here in the uk. It will still have all of those things, but it will still also help the problems that we are facing today, echr does facing today, which echr does not to do. Okay ivan, not afford us to do. Okay ivan, rebecca, its been a spirited debate , but i think there are debate, but i think there are still quite a few issues there with how entangled we are with lots of different other treaties and all the rest of it. To both of you, but, but to both of you, thank you much for talking thank you very much for talking us those issues this morning. Pleasure. Thank you. And you will opinion on that at will have an opinion on that at home. Should leave the echr . Will have an opinion on that at hom the scenes on Oxford Street earlier this week. Whats your response to what you saw . In one sense, unfortunately , in one sense, unfortunately, i wasnt shocked. If you look at the history of london, particularly recently, summer has big flare ups in summer has been big flare ups in crime. I summer has been big flare ups in crime. I think summer has been big flare ups in crime. I think the new piece crime. I think the new piece here was was the suggestion that it organised, used on it was organised, used on twitter, it was organised using tiktok. Thats the thing that the police need to worry about. The other thing i did the other thing i think i did see though the police see though was the police take a fairly robust they fairly robust stance. They didnt stand let things didnt stand by and let things happen. They got involved. But we do need to do something about the allegedly the people who have allegedly organised this online. At videos , it is looking at the videos, it is fairly shocking to hordes , fairly shocking to see hordes, perhaps hundreds people all perhaps hundreds of people all attempting to storm shops to just take stuff off the shelves. How have we got there as a country . Country . Look, this goes to a deeper conversation about authority. Youve had many on the left whove loved assault in the government, ripping down the authority, blaming police government, ripping down the auteverything,|ing police government, ripping down the auteverything, taking police government, ripping down the auteverything, taking away e government, ripping down the auteverything, taking away the for everything, taking away the polices the next polices authority. But the next natural step that is people natural step for that is people saying, can as saying, okay, i can do as i please. Do you remember how many labour mps gleeful about labour mps were gleeful about when hq was attacked and encouraged those students . Conservative Campaign Headquarters . Sadiq khan called just when sadiq khan called just stop allies for all the stop oil, his allies for all the disruption they were causing in london. Now, if youre sat at home as a young person, you think, open season. Think, well, its open season. They apparently of they are apparently allies of elected so this is elected politicians. So this is our and all you need is our goal. And all you need is a is a little spark of some of a nefarious planned. And nefarious outcome planned. And this the kind of thing that happens. How much of this do you think, sean, is . Online think, sean, is . Our online culture, our youtube culture, where likes of where you see the likes of missy . Do you remember missy, the prankster, for going viral, for peoples a for stealing peoples dogs in a park or walking into peoples homes, hits on youtube, homes, all for hits on youtube, essentially all for views and comments. Just to do comments. You just want to do the outlandish things for the most outlandish things for attention. You think that attention. Do you think that then into young people then feeds into young people feeding off that sort of thing onune . Theres three things i say about it. Firstly, it shows that people feel like theyre untouchable. If you go back only untouchable. If you go back only 510 years, if the idea that you steal someones dog or go into their house for a joke, the police would come down on you like a tonne of bricks. That feeling has removed. Feeling has been removed. It needs replaced. The second needs to be replaced. The second piece is if run youtube, one piece is if you run youtube, one of the things you see on of the things that you see on Youtube Channels is a you Youtube Channels is a beast you need h Youtube Channels is a beast you need it and it need to keep feeding it and it pushes more and more and more extreme activity. Have extreme activity. You have youve daredevils ended youve had daredevils ended up dying had such dying because i had to do such a dangerous forjust dying because i had to do such a dangerous for just those dangerous trick for just those clicks. Thirdly, is clicks. And thirdly, what is happening particularly happening with particularly tiktok whats about tiktok . Whats stunning about tiktok, look at how tiktok, if you look at how tiktok, if you look at how tiktok looks the western tiktok looks in the western world, it is completely different to what goes on in china where originates china, where where it originates from. In china, its very from. In china, its very wholesome over here. Its part of dismantling our young culture and extension , our society. And by extension, our society. Over time. Over time. Well, lord shaun bailey , well, lord shaun bailey, indeed, i believe youre still a member of the London Assembly as well. The year so, well. For the last year or so, many hats on. But thank you so much for talking through this this hugely significant issue, not just for london, but of course, country. Course, the wider country. Of course, we saw it yes, but of course, we saw it spill into southend sea, spill out into southend on sea, didnt i that didnt we . Yeah, i think that was yesterday. Yeah. Do let was yesterday. So yeah. Do let us know what you of that. Us know what you think of that. Who is to blame for this . Is it onune who is to blame for this . Is it online culture . Does it need to come to authorities . Come down to the authorities . Does to get does policing need to get tougher whos for tougher and whos to blame for the policing . Tougher and whos to blame for the is licing . Tougher and whos to blame for the is itcing . Tougher and whos to blame for the is it Central Government . Is is it Central Government . Is it the of london . There it the mayor of london . There are different elements are lots of different elements to explore here, but do to really explore here, but do get in touch with us. Gbviews gbnews. Com. Still gbviews gbnews. Com. But still to come, amid soaring Interest Rates has rates are much loved. Wilkos has declared were declared administration were asking end of the asking is this the end of the high we know it dont high street as we know it dont go anywhere. Go anywhere. The temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello again its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. Scattered showers returned for many today. It will returned for many today. It will feel fresher as well. Following the warmth of the last couple of days. But still the potential for sunny spells, particularly across central and southwestern parts of the uk. Weve seen a cold front move through overnight thats brought some heavy that rain heavy rain and that heavy rain is now clearing orkney and shetland and it will stick around for the first part of the afternoon. Then behind that, rain many , rain showers for many, especially scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. I think across the rest of england and wales, mostly dry, a lot of cloud in the southeast east, but still quite warm and humid here, 26, 27 celsius where weve got the sunny spells coming through elsewhere. Again, temperatures elsewhere. Again, temperatures into low 20s generally, but into the low 20s generally, but as we go into the evening, although the skies clear for a time, were going to see further bands of showery rain pushing in after midnight across western scotland and Northern Ireland. Some assistant downpours associated with this and 1 or 2 showers elsewhere as well. The clearest skies towards the south east. Its another warm night, not quite as muggy as the last couple of nights, however. Last couple of nights, however. Then a bright start for the east and the south east of england. Dry here initially, but showers get going. And these bands of showery rain across scotland and Northern Ireland push into northern and western england as well so some longer well as wales. So some longer spells at times. Spells of wet weather at times. And it will be breezy. So thats going to make it feel cooler. With of 22 celsius , the with highs of 22 celsius, the temperatures rising , boxt solar temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Britains news. Channel well , britains news. Channel well, its 11. Its 1027, its 11. Its1027, i should say, fishing the morning away. Im really not. This is great fun. But youre with britains newsroom here on gb news. With me, tom and ellie. And tom promises his picture of his childhood with your life size. Dalek thats coming. Would you call it . Well, its a great creation. I made it out of paper mache and fibreglass. Yes. Its amazing. Fibreglass. Yes. Its amazing. Its all because shirley said that her favourite ice cream was a dalek death ray, which ive never had. Tom wants to share photos of his size dalek so he has his life size dalek so he has promised they are coming . Yes. We will share them after the headlines, but weve got some news, of course, some more news, of course, because loved retailer because the much loved retailer wilko declared wilko has declared administration this week, putting 12,000 jobs at risk. Is putting 12,000 jobs at risk. Is this the end of the high street as we know it . Well, it comes amid warnings from Top Economists that the bank rises bank of englands rate rises risk tipping britain into recession. Recession. And so will the economy ever get back on its feet or are things looking up after the gdp figures announced this morning . Figures announced this morning . Well, who better to ask than the former adviser to the bank of england and the treasury, Roger Griswold . And, roger, thank you griswold . And, roger, thank you so much joining us this so much for joining us this morning. First of all, your reaction to the gdp figures this morning. They were better than expected. Expected. Yes, they were , sir. But yes, they were, sir. But i think were still suffering from the same mistake talks that have been made raising corporation tax, which has been passed to on us, which should be raised , but us, which should be raised, but not at a time like this for 14 consecutive in my view, as ive been saying since the outset, useless Interest Rate rises which havent curbed inflation but have crushed the economy and severely damaged the property. The mortgage, the rental, etcetera. Markets. So i dont think its going to make a huge difference. No roger, i want you to get your reaction to wilko, the much loved british brand. Its now gone into administration, 12,000 jobs at risk. I know how you feel about the bank of england. Rate rises. Would you say that this has made it particularly challenging for businesses like wilko to stay in business . I think it has, but i cant really lay too much of the blame on the bank of england and those Interest Rate rises. Wilko is a its a very sad case, 12,000 jobs, all those customers like me so disappointed by such a wonderful business started all those years ago in leicester. But to look at things realistically , if you travel the realistically, if you travel the countries as high streets as i do and speak with my fans, whatever they are , i mean whatever they are, i mean between all the high streets i travel to and the call in shows, i do, theres thousands and millions. I dont know how many, but i mean, i talk to them all the time and theres 2 2 big points there. Number one is they really feel heard by this government. And to some extent the media less and less. They the media less and less. They really are not being listened to. And when you speak to them about things like wilko, they all knew this was coming. Every this is like woolworths all over again. People were talking over again. People were talking about wilko going under in the insolvency world many, many, many months ago. They havent many months ago. They havent stocked the right things. You ask my people out on the street and theyll say, you know, i love it, but i go in there and they dont have this and this staff doesnt know when theyll have that. They havent really run the business well. Number one. Two, are still one. Number two, they are still in the high street where other firms like wilko, poundland and such have moved to Industrial Parks and theyre operating in a different way. Whereas wilko has still exposed itself to the competition from the internet. Theyre operating in a different age. They havent changed with the times. And again , if you the times. And again, if you talk to my people out in the street all over the uk, i mean, thousands of them say to me, the same thing as i travel around, which is that and theyre not being heard because they dont get listened to. The high street is changing. Its evolving. Though are some great though there are some great businesses street. Businesses in the high street. Things change, guys. There are some terrific cafes and shops and new concepts opening up the elephants and dinosaurs are going in. The small leopards and cheetahs are coming in. Im so sorry for all the staff. Really sorry for all the staff. Really sorry. Theres nothing could have been done for them. But thats how it is. Its so interesting that that could be. Well, how how wilko managed itself rather than the wider economic conditions. Perhaps if theyd taken different Business Decisions , different Business Decisions, things could have been different. But roger, always a pleasure to talk to you. Thank you so much for discussing what is quite a sad story. It is. It is really sad, especially if youre one of those members of staff at those 12,000 members of staff at wilko. Is just all wilko. Maybe it is just all changing high street. You will have that. Have have an opinion on that. Have you to likes you moved to the likes of poundland b m, was poundland and b m, which was really ground . Oh well, really the ground . Oh well, i have to say i used wilko almost every week when i was at university i university and ever since i dont think ive been in the shop years years and shop for years and years and years. This it. Has the years. This is it. Has the internet taken over . Have other brands taken over . Let us brands taken over . Do let us know you think of that. But know what you think of that. But do stay with us because coming up, begin four up, Junior Doctors begin a four day the number day strike while nhs the number of people waiting to start routine in routine hospital treatment in england high. England hits a record high. Well be getting our teeth into that after your morning news with rhiannon. Ali with rhiannon. Ali thank you. Good morning. Its 1033. Your top stories from the newsroom. The Prime Minister says the governments plan is working after the uk economy grew by 0. 2 in the Second Quarter. Figures from the office for National Statistics also show gdp rose by 0. 5 in june alone, buoyed by the Manufacturing Sector , rishi Manufacturing Sector, rishi sunak made growing the economy one of his Top Priorities at the start of the year. And he claims progress is being made. The results mean theres no immediate risk of the uk slipping into recession. The slipping into recession. The Health Secretary says the latest four day strike by Junior Doctors, which starts today , doctors, which starts today, serves only to harm patients. Serves only to harm patients. Its the fifth time theyve staged a walkout this year in an ongoing dispute over pay, according to the nhs , almost according to the nhs, almost 835,000 appointments have been postponed. And since industrial postponed. And since industrial action began in december, the British Medical Association says its been left with no choice. The government insists the 6 uplift given to Junior Doctors is fair and reasonable. While is fair and reasonable. While the death toll from wildfires , the death toll from wildfires, fires in hawaii has risen to at least 55, as authorities warn that Recovery Efforts will take years. Governor josh green says years. Governorjosh green says the blazes have reduced much of the blazes have reduced much of the resort city of luan to smouldering ruins. Ruins its smouldering ruins. 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The pound will buy you 1. 2709 and ,1. 1557. The price of gold is £1,509. 90 per ounce. And the ftse 100 is at 7551 points. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that company right through until 7 00 this evening. Gb news the peoples channel. Britains watching. Right . Watching. Right . Good morning. Its 1039 watching. Right . Good morning. Its1039 and youre with britains newsroom here on gb news with me tom harwood and Ellie Costello. Yes, lots of you getting in touch this morning. We love your company. So do keep them coming in. Weve had them on loads of different ill just different stories. Ill just share creams share a few on ice creams because talking about the because we are talking about the nations childhood ice nations favourite childhood ice cream a poll, cream today in a poll, screwballs came out on top. Remember a screwball . Fantastic. Remember a screwball . Fantastic. Although i was always irritated by the lack of cone. Irritated by the lack of cone. The fact you cant eat the plastic. Im sure. Im sure greenpeace would something greenpeace would have something to that as well. To say about that as well. Probably would actually, it probably would be in a cone now, wouldnt it . You probably wont be able to get plastic, paul my get it in plastic, paul says. My favourite the was favourite in the 1950s was a chocolate nugget wafer only found in scotland, i believe, and susan says when she was younger it was a cider lolly that really popular and it that was really popular and it made her feel very naughty. Whereas judith has said that it must locally made so must be locally made brand so delicious with fewer additives. I dont know about locally made, you know , when you go to made, you know, when you go to the theatre, tom loves the theatre and you get the lovely locally sourced ice creams in pot. Yes. Yes. You know that. Yes no, its the pot ones. Knows theyre the pot ones. He knows theyre good. The pot ones. That good. Not the pot ones. That means something else. That means something else. Of something else. Speaking of someone yes. Someone said something. Yes. Susan about the cider. Susan wrote in about the cider. Lolly. A very good one. Lolly. Yes a very good one. Really and a of really great. And a few of you getting on wilko, you getting in touch on wilko, of going into of course, going into administration, 12,000 jobs now of course, going into ad risk. ;tration, 12,000 jobs now of course, going into ad risk. Richard 12,000 jobs now of course, going into ad risk. Richard says,0 jobs now at risk. Richard says, personally, ive never even heard wilko , so im heard of wilko, so im struggling extend my sympathy struggling to extend my sympathy with wilko. Richard used to be wilkinsons come on and then it rebranded, think, in 2012 to rebranded, i think, in 2012 to wilkos. I never quite i dont know how i would survived how i would have survived University Without i University Without wilko. I bought my hangers. Bought all of my hangers. I bought all of my hangers. I bought all of my hangers. I bought a lot just like bits bought a lot of just like bits and for the house, you and bobs for the house, you know, all i ever bought know, i think all i ever bought from was picnics after from wilko was picnics after after woolworths. After woolworths. It was the only way. Oh, and rachel says, well, i get my picnics please me it picnics now. Please tell me it wont true. Wont be true. Ellie. I do want to ellie. Ellie, i do want to show something. Of course, show you something. Of course, because shirley about because shirley wrote in about the death ray ice cream. The dalek death ray ice cream. Yes. And thinking back yes. And it got me thinking back to childhood. Yes. And i want to my childhood. Yes. And i want to my childhood. Yes. And i want to show you the pictures of this dalek that made. Thats thats dalek that i made. Thats thats my garden. This my parents garden. Wow. This is it was heavy duty diet. Thats it was a heavy duty diet. Thats me as child spray painting me as a child spray painting this indeed , that is this thing. And indeed, that is thatis this thing. And indeed, that is that is me. I could get inside it and sort of roll around in it. And actually very, very good i it was a great project. It was me and my dad making this thing. It was just about when doctor who was getting back on air as well. Do you remember Christopher Eccleston . I do remember it. Christopher you Christopher Eccleston, do you know taking the know what . Ive been taking the mick all morning, but mick out of you all morning, but im to take it back im going to take it back because this actually looks very, i have to very, very good time. I have to say, i was quite young. I think it was mainly my dads work rather than me. But i do to think that i built do like to think that i built this dalek was very proud this dalek that was very proud of and your parents. Of you and your parents. Still have do your parents still have the it is in the shed. Its in the garden shed. I feel like i should bring it to my to my place now, but i dont know id put it in my know where id put it in my london flats, you know, you should bring it out at christmas and pop in the dinner table. Should bring it out at christmas ancwell, in the dinner table. Should bring it out at christmas ancwell, thank|e dinner table. Should bring it out at christmas ancwell, thank you,1ner table. Should bring it out at christmas ancwell, thank you, shirley,. E. Should bring it out at christmas ancwell, thank you, shirley, for no well, thank you, shirley, for reminding that with your reminding me of that with your dalek ray, ice cream. Dalek death. Ray, ice cream. Oh, its given us a smile on this friday morning. Do keep this friday morning. So do keep those coming that those views coming in on that story indeed of the story or indeed any of the stories were talking about stories that were talking about today. Vaiews gbnews. Com but something that perhaps isnt a smile this but something that perhaps isnt is a smile this but something that perhaps isnt is juniornile this but something that perhaps isnt is Junior Doctors; morning is Junior Doctors bringing their latest four day strike. Now, as this is happening, official figures released that released this week suggest that these days industrial these 16 days of industrial action cost action so far have already cost the nhs £1 billion. And it also comes as the waiting list for hospital treatment in england has topped 7. 5 Million People for the first time. Thats more than 3 Million People higher than it was before the pandemic. Well, were now joined by the uk director of the more in common group, luke tryl, who has done so many focus groups around the country, so much polling in terms of what people are concerned about. And luke , if concerned about. And luke, if im not wrong, you believe that the going to overtake the the nhs is going to overtake the cost of living as britains biggest concern . Biggest concern . Yeah, its a sort of a story of two halves. On the one hand, it does start to look like some of those economic storm clouds might just be starting to move away. Youve talked about those growth figures earlier. Inflation falling. But as it does , these nhs waiting lists does, these nhs waiting lists are only growing bigger and for the past year or so , the nhs has the past year or so, the nhs has been number two. When you ask people their issue of concern and what weve noticed is its now slowly creeping up just as cost of living starts to come down. And the thing with the nhs and waiting lists is its so potent because everyone has a story about their struggle with it, whether its something more minor, like i just cant get a gp appointment on time right through to there was a chap in a focus group that we spoke to who was so worried that the ambulance wouldnt come out on time when he having a heart time when he was having a heart attack, he drove himself to a e. So theres a real range of real Horror Stories from people. And i think for the governments perspective, thats where some of the anger and frustration is going to shift, even as they might be seen to make progress on some of those economic indicators. Indicators. I mean, as we speak, the Junior Doctors have begun their latest four day strike. But then weve got Steve Barclay, who doesnt look to be conceding anytime soon. He says that that pay anytime soon. He says that that pay offer the is fair pay offer on the table is fair and where do we go and final. So where do we go from here . Well, whats interesting with the Junior Doctors is right up until the Prime Minister accepted that pay review deal and that, you know, what you might say is quite a generous settlement, public sympathy was with the Junior Doctors for the first time last month when we polled more people said that the Junior Doctors were wrong to strike than right to strike, which is a really interesting shift given how much respect we know the public has for the nhs , for medical professions , and , for medical professions, and when weve dug into that in focus groups, what people have said to us is, look, you know, we want doctors to be paid fairly, but you know, we thought given everything, this a given everything, this was a generous offer. Is time to generous offer. Now is time to call it off focus on getting call it off and focus on getting those waiting lists so those waiting lists down. So there may be a of hope for the government that they can shift the blame for those waiting lists. Of course , at the end lists. But of course, at the end of the day, when it comes to the ballot box, you know, lots of people think, you know, the government in and government are in charge and actually, know, labour actually, you know, maybe labour are can get the are the ones who can get the Junior Doctors the strikes. Now, luke, that is absolutely fascinating that perhaps the balance opinion is balance of Public Opinion is shifting. If that 35 shifting. I wonder if that 35 pay shifting. I wonder if that 35 pay increase demand has really put some people off. Luke chill. Thank you so much for talking us through those issues there. Always a pleasure to have you on the program. Well, its time to go through the stories of the day, and the news stories of the day, and were political were joined by political consultant burnell and consultant emma burnell and former adviser james former government adviser james price. Good morning to you both. Got a top team this morning and were just talking about Junior Doctors there with luke trills. Lets stay with that , trills. Lets stay with that, shall we . Lets have a look at this clip weve got now. I want to get your reaction to this. You not accept the kind you would not accept the kind of deal that youre scottish members are thinking of accepting . No, because the governments are very different. So the Scottish Government that theres a basis to work forwards and have a relationship and a working relationship to negotiate in the future. The government that we have today are hell bent on using the figged are hell bent on using the rigged independent pay review bodies to suppress rac if i may say so, that was Rob Lawrenson , say so, that was Rob Lawrenson, one of the co chairs of the Junior Doctors bma union , saying Junior Doctors bma union, saying that they wouldnt accept the same deal that the scottish Junior Doctors have just accepted because the governments are different. Are different. It sounds fairly extraordinary. James price, what do you make of that . Well, its a quote. Krusty the clown from the simpsons, that man just said the quiet part out loud and i think really gave the game away. The even more extraordinary in that is about these is talking about these independent review as independent pay review boards as being now i used to work being rigged. Now i used to work in the treasury last year we accepted all of those same independent review boards as well. Not rigged. Well. Theyre not rigged. Theyre thorough. Theyre incredibly thorough. Theyre incredibly authoritative. Thats the authoritative. Thats why the government them government accepted all of them this all of them this year, accepted all of them last well, because last year as well, because theyre fair. Theyre reasonable, and theyre not asking far much, as asking for far too much, as i think the polling and the focus groups there suggests the groups there suggests that the pubuc groups there suggests that the public realise the doctors are. Emma, whats your response to that . That clip . Its i mean, i think that whats being said is complicated. I think what theyre trying to say, but i think he said very poorly. Frankly, as a communicator , as frankly, as a communicator, as someone who does teach this stuff , is that the negotiating stuff, is that the negotiating stances are different. And when the negotiating stances are different , the negotiations are different, the negotiations are different, the negotiations are different. If what you can do different. If what you can do with the Scottish Government is say, we will set this deal this year and the groundwork for the next deal and the next deal, year and the groundwork for the next deal and the next deal , the next deal and the next deal, the next deal and the next deal, the next deal, thats one thing. If with the conservative government of the uk theyre saying this deal and this deal only and we will not Start Talking about what the future plans look like, because i think where Junior Doctors coming over the doctors are coming from over the last years, theyve seen last 13 years, theyve seen their pay cut by this 35 that theyre asking for in real terms. So what theyre asking for is to go back to where they were 13, 14 years ago. It is interesting, though, looking how looking at actually how Junior Doctors are paid in scotland versus england. Looked at the versus england. I looked at the tables morning, junior tables this morning, Junior Doctors england already doctors in england are already paid junior in paid more than Junior Doctors in scotland. Well i mean, i think, again, it comes back how much again, it comes back to how much does cost to live does it cost to live in scotland . Much does it cost to live how much does it cost to live in england . And its not so much the pay packet, the number in your pay packet, but can do with it, but what you can do with it, right . So i think thats when theyre talking about real terms pay theyre talking about real terms pay. Thats what mean. So pay. Thats what they mean. So there difference in there will be a difference in that. There negotiated that. There is a negotiated opfion that. There is a negotiated option had. And i think option to be had. And i think what they what both sides need to do is be open to that negotiation. So i think where negotiation. So i think where the bma have been right is saying we will get around any table at any time and we will keep talking you. Where keep talking to you. Where i think government is getting think the government is getting it just this is it wrong is just saying this is the deal, no further harm. , well, watch space. Okay, well, watch this space. Im this story is im afraid this story is probably going to no probably going to roll on, no doubt. W move on to another but lets move on to another story course, its story now. Of course, its something that is really quite extraordinary and weve been talking week here on talking about all week here on gb news, one of the nations favourite pubs , the wonky favourite pubs, the wonky pub, which is where was it in the West Midlands somewhere. The crooked house is the name of it which burnt down, but ever since it burnt down weve been learning more about learning more and more about this. The very latest this. James was the very latest in this story. This. James was the very latest in h is story. This. James was the very latest in u think y. This. James was the very latest in u think theyve discovered i think theyve discovered that the people bought this that the people who bought this place had hired to days place had hired a digger to days before the blaze happened. It before the blaze happened. It doesnt exactly strike me as miss marple level genius, criminal mastermind. Wonder why criminal mastermind. Wonder why they have bought that in they might have bought that in they might have bought that in the first place. But as people have pointed out, this pub wonky as been, survived as it may have been, survived the blitz. Survived hundreds as it may have been, survived the blitzof survived hundreds as it may have been, survived the blitzof horrored hundreds as it may have been, survived the blitzof horror shows|dreds as it may have been, survived the blitzof horror shows onlys of years of horror shows only for two geniuses to maybe for these two geniuses to maybe do related , do something arson related, shall we say. Of course, these are just allegations at this stage, no one is accusing anyone directly of anything but but, emma, this this has really taken on this story. I think really connects to people in this country. Story. I think really connects to people in this country. Yeah. To people in this country. Yeah. Yeah. And i think that whats interesting is that there is two types of small c conservative ism at battle here. Youve got sort of an we just want to make a bunch of money, which is clearly what these people who and the things that we do know that theyve done, we have strong suspicions about other things. They may or may not have done. But we also know that theyve raised local farmland that had public access. Theres that had public access. Theres been a completely devastation of the local wildlife on the surrounding area that they also own on. And then there is the conserving of our history, our, you know , these amazing you know, these amazing buildings. One key as they are, they are part you know, i think brits love something thats a little bit wrong. So a wonky pub little bit wrong. So a wonky pub is just the perfect british icon , warts and all. Absolutely. Well, this absolutely. Well, this couple, the owners of the crooked house, they have been accused of wilfully dangerous and destructive behaviour at two other sites that they are other rural sites that they are seeking to develop. But we must say this point that arson say at this point that arson hasnt proved the hasnt been proved and the couple could not be reached for comment. It is a story that comment. But it is a story that has in most of the papers this morning, isnt it . Lets have a look at another story which is fascinating us this morning. And this autistic this is the story of an autistic girl who arrested in leeds girl who was arrested in leeds for saying the Police Officer looked like her lesbian grandmother. Tell us a bit more. I just this so i just find this story so astonishing. There i dont astonishing. And there i dont know anyone really of any politics whos watched that video and has come out of it thinking, yes, thats how the police ought to behave. And the young girl is clearly in a huge amount of distress. There is a gang of police, huge amount of police for this one arrest. And youre thinking, oh, my god, would the crime rates in this country , this is what youre country, this is what youre focusing your time and energy on. Even that she is on. And even that she is accused, as i understand it, of referring to this Police Officer as looking like her lesbian grandmother, now a lesbian is not actually a slur. A word. You not actually a slur. A word. You know, thats not hate speech in and of itself. If you were to be and of itself. If you were to be denigrating women who love women, thats a different matter. But even then , the heavy matter. But even then, the heavy handedness of this, when it comes to this one young individual who is autistic and also has scoliosis and the way that they pinning her down and pulling her up by her arms , pulling her up by her arms, clearly putting her in a great deal of pain and discomfort , i deal of pain and discomfort, i just its absolutely as someone who is incredibly left wing, you know , a lifelong supporter of know, a lifelong supporter of lgbt rights, i just find this horrendous behaviour. And anyone horrendous behaviour. And anyone who thinks that that should be done on my side of the argument has i want to have a word. Has i want to have a word. Well, weve got so much more to discuss here. We will have you both back in the next hour of this programme. But im afraid weve run out of time this hour. But thank you both to james and emma for coming on and discussing these big, big stories. But some breaking news stories. But some breaking news now. The home office has confirmed. That 755 let me confirmed. That 755 let me repeat that , 755 people were repeat that, 755 people were detected crossing the English Channelin detected crossing the English Channel in small boats yesterday. The highest daily number so far this year. Now that confirms the cumulative total since 2018 has passed 100,000. More on this after the news, after the weather looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news hello again. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office. With the gb news forecast scattered showers return for many today, it will feel fresher as well. Following feel fresher as well. Following the warmth of the last couple of days. But still the potential for sunny spells , particularly for sunny spells, particularly across central and southwestern parts of the uk. Across central and southwestern parts of the uk. Weve seen parts of the uk. Weve seen a cold front move through overnight thats brought some heavy heavy rain heavy rain and that heavy rain is clearing orkney and is now clearing orkney and shetland and it will stick around for the first part of the afternoon. That, rain afternoon. Behind that, rain showers for many, especially scotland , Northern Ireland, scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England and i think across the rest of england. And wales, mostly dry. A lot of cloud in the southeast, but still quite warm and humid here. 26, 27 celsius where weve got the sunny spells coming through elsewhere. So again, elsewhere. So again, temperatures into the low 20 generally, but as we go into the evening, although the skies clear for a time, were going to see further bands of showery rain pushing in after midnight across western scotland and Northern Ireland. Some distant downpours associated with this and 1 or 2 showers elsewhere as well. 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And in the last few moments, a source close to the Health Secretary have accused the bma of a politically motivated campaign to bring down the government. Well have the latest. Latest. West Yorkshire Police have received a complaint after a woman said her autistic daughter was arrested by seven Police Officers for saying a female officers for saying a female officer looked like her lesbian nana. Well get the latest from our reporter in leeds and fly me to the moon or at least the edge of space. Virgin galactics first tourist flight landed safely yesterday with british former olympian john goodwin calling the experience the most exciting day of his life. Day of his life. And we want to hear from you on any of the stories that were talking about today, whether its doctor strikes or your favourite childhood ice cream. Apparently the nations favourite is a screwball , which favourite is a screwball, which actually really did like a lot. We agree on that one. But i dont know. Theres something about a cone. I really do like a cone. Its an oyster for me. But get in touch with your favourite gbviews gbnews. Com. But first lets get a news update with rhiannon. On good morning. Rhiannon. On good morning. Its coming up to 11 02. Your top stories from the newsroom. And we start with some breaking news in the last few minutes. 755 people crossed the English Channelin 755 people crossed the English Channel in small boats yesterday. The home office has confirmed those figures. Its the highest daily number so far this year. On the day the total number of people to have made the crossing hit 100,000. Thats since numbers were recorded in 2018. The Prime Minister says the governments plan is working after the uk economy grew by 0. 2 in the Second Quarter. Figures from the office for National Statistics also show gdp rose by 0. 5 in june alone, buoyed by the Manufacturing Sector, rishi sunak made growing the economy one of his Top Priorities at the start of the yean priorities at the start of the year, and he claims progress is being made. The results mean theres no immediate risk of the uk slipping into recession. The uk slipping into recession. The Health Secretary says the latest four day strike by Junior Doctors , which starts today, doctors, which starts today, serves only to harm patients. Its the fifth time theyve staged a walkout this year in an ongoing dispute over pay, according to the nhs , almost according to the nhs, almost 835,000 appointments have been postponed. And since industrial postponed. And since industrial action began in december, the British Medical Association says its been left with no choice. Nhs trust chairman roy liley told gb news the strikes could continue up until christmas. Continue up until christmas. Well, if there are no more talks , the Junior Doctors are talks, the Junior Doctors are balloting to extend their strike action if their current mandate runs out at the end of this month. If they ballot again and the answer is yes, then well see strikes right through the winter up until christmas. And its just horrendous. Its doing huge damage to the nhs. Its adding to waiting lists and of course theres a whole load of people that are the sort of invisible Collateral Damage to this. This. Well, chief secretary to the treasury, john glen insists the 6 uplift given to Junior Doctors is fair and says the government Wont Take Part in any more talks. Any more talks. What we cannot have is , is an what we cannot have is, is an inflationary pay increase. Inflationary pay increase. Before we broke for the recess , before we broke for the recess, yes, we settled all the pay disputes based on the pay review bodies and for example , the bodies and for example, the teachers accepted the pay review body recommendation as the government did, and are not no longer striking. So i regret very much that the doctors have chosen to strike again. I totally recognise that this has a negative impact on patients experience. Experience. A conservative mp has revealed she failed to declare shares she held in shell while serving as environment secretary. Theresa villiers admitted she held a stake in the oil giant worth more than £70,000, but only declared it last month. A spokesperson for last month. A spokesperson for ms villiers told the daily mirror she doesnt personal manage the shares and that she deeply regrets her failure to monitor them. Mps are meant to declare all shareholdings worth. Over £70,000. The case of an. Over £70,000. The case of an autistic girl arrested by police for making an alleged homophobic remark has prompted a complaint. A warning some viewers may find the following footage distressing. A video circulating distressing. A video circulating on tiktok shows a 16 year old autistic girl being detained by seven officers outside her home in leeds. Its understood she told her mother that one of the Police Officers looked like her grandmother, whos a lesbian. Grandmother, whos a lesbian. The teenager was arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence. West Yorkshire Police says the video provides a very limited snapshot of the incident. And elsewhere. Russia incident. And elsewhere. Russia claims it has shot down a Ukrainian Drone to the west of moscow. Russias defence moscow. Russias Defence Ministry claims it was flying towards an unspecified target in the capital. Two airports have now reopened and following the incident there were no casualties and no damage was caused. Ukraine hasnt confirmed whether it was behind the attack and the king has reshuffled military appointments for working members of the royal family as the anniversary of the late queens death nears. King late queens death nears. King charles takes over eight of his mothers former honorary posts himself. The reshuffle sees Prince William take command of harrys old army unit as colonel in chief of the army air corps. The princess of wales has been given three new roles, one of which is commodore in chief of the fleet air arm, a title previously held by prince andrew. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back over to tom and. Ellie welcome to britains newsroom with ellie and tom. The time is 1107. Very interested to get your thoughts on those figures that have broken in the last few minutes. At 755 migrants were detected in the channel yesterday. That is a new record yesterday. That is a new record for 2023. And it also brings the number of migrants to across the channel since 2018 to over 100,000 people. Well, its extraordinary to think about in 2018, in total, 300 people crossed. And 300 people crossed. And yesterday in total, it was more than twice that. I mean, absolute extraordinary figures. But another big story today is, of course, these Junior Doctor strikes and a little bit earlier in the program, we played a clip of an interview with the co chair of the Junior Doctors union who was saying that in england they would not accept the same deal that Junior Doctors in scotland have accepted because it was made by accepted because it was made by a different government. Now, the most extraordinary revelations off the back of that interview, a source close to Steve Barclay being reported by the Sun Newspaper is now saying this is a clear admission from the bma Junior Doctors leadership that their strikes are part of a politically motivated campaign aimed at bringing down the government. Do you agree with government. Do you agree with that . Gb views at cbnnews. Com do you think its politically motivated . You will certainly have a view on that. So do let us know. Loads view on that. So do let us know. Loads of you getting in touch on so many of the stories that weve been talking about today. We were talking earlier about i is it a threat to humanity on one those that caught one of those views that caught your eye, hasnt it . Absolutely wendy has written to say wendy has written in to say in my opinion, we need to get rid this is a rid of ai completely. This is a modern oppenheimer it modern day oppenheimer and it needs to stopped before it needs to be stopped before it destroys i think destroys humanity. And i think thats a really perceptive thing to say because like nuclear to say because just like Nuclear Power and Nuclear Bombs, ai can be for great, good be used for great, great good and great, great, bad. But i think the other thing about oppenheimer and i the film a oppenheimer and i saw the film a couple of weeks ago, i loved it. Is it good . Its so good. Its gripping. Its three hours long, but whole but its gripping. But the whole point is that its actually a mainly jewish group of people trying before trying to develop this before hitler trying get an hitler did, trying to get an american the got american bomb before the got a bomb. And i think there are perhaps some parallels to draw should the west develop ai before russia or china or some more near various or expansionist power does. Its a really interesting road to go down. Yeah, well, high praise indeed, wendy, because tom liked your comments there. Patricia says, im terrified by the prospects of ai. Having said that, im also a raging technophobe. So even the thought of ipad independently of using an ipad independently of using an ipad independently of my husbands assistant scares scares me. Thank you, patricia. Thats a very good maybe, patricia, youd prefer ai then you wouldnt have to use the ipad. It would do it all for you. Oh, and just on just on favourite ice creams, because we have been talking that the have been talking about that the nations screwball. Nations favourite is screwball. Favourite apparently our favourite childhood simons childhood ice cream. Simons been sounds nice. Been in touch. This sounds nice. My been in touch. This sounds nice. My childhood cream my favourite childhood ice cream was a lord was a lolly called a lord tottingham. Have ever a lord . Ive never had a lord. Tottingham okay. Its chocolate on the outside. Hard chocolate and then ice in the middle with ice cream in the middle with soft toffee running through the centre. That does sound centre. Oh, that does sound delicious. Now we all need a lord tottingham. I think in the morning. No toffee. Fantastic but lets get to some of the lets get on to some of the other stories. Perhaps other bigger stories. Perhaps bigger ice cream. At least bigger than ice cream. At least let aukus. Move to on what let aukus. Lets move to on what exactly were discussing today because and we saw this a little bit in the bulletin a moment ago this. This. Weve understood that this teenager told her mother that one of the Police Officers looked like her grandmother, who is a lesbian. The teenager was arrested then on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence i well, well, gb news yorkshire reporter anna riley joins us now from leeds and anna, this is the most extreme , ordinary story. Most extreme, ordinary story. Can you take us through the details. Details. Good morning, tom and ellie. Im actually here in wakefield at the west Yorkshire Police headquarters. At the west Yorkshire Police headquarters. Theyve been headquarters. Theyve been facing a lot of flak following that video being published and theyve been accused of heavy handedness towards that 16 Year Old Girl whos believed to be autistic. Now, what we know is autistic. Now, what we know is that in the early hours of monday morning, there were concerns for the girls safety. The police were contacted by her family and she was brought back home. She was believed to be intoxicated and it was when she she got home and she was with the officers, her mum was filming. What happened. And she was detained by seven officers after she said a female officer looked like her nana, who is a lesbian. And then she was arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence. And they say that this video that was published online only provides a limited snapshot of the circumstances of this incident , but its been viewed incident, but its been viewed thousands of times now. Its been shared across social media platforms and there has been an outrage from the public that they feel that this was a step too far on the part of west Yorkshire Police and i believe we do have this footage now from the tiktok video that has been published to share with you now what you clenching your fist. Go away from my teenage daughter. What is up with you . What is up with you . You summat wrong with you . Me she didnt aim it at the Police Officer. She didnt aim it at the Police Officer. Homophobic remarks at my mum. Its not officer. Homophobic remarks at my mum. Its not a officer. Homophobic remarks at my mum. Its not a homophobic my mum. Its not a homophobic remarks. She said. I think shes remarks. She said. I think shes a lesbian. Like nana. A lesbian. Like like nana. You want to bully people, if you want to bully people, you just you just get one of them badges there. Thats what you do. Caitlyn is. Where does you do. Caitlyn is. Where does it go . Right over there. Shes autistic. She dont like people touching her. She will have a meltdown. She wont will have a meltdown. She wont come out. Shes got autism. And come out. Shes got autism. And lisa, quite distressing footage there. And we can hear the mother mentioning to the Police Officers that her daughter has autism and that she was going to go into a meltdown through what was happening now in response to a certain amount of public outcry following this video and what has happened, as can the assistant chief constable of west Yorkshire Police, he said that theyre aware of the video thats circulating on social media, but it only provides a limited snapshot of the circumstance of the incident. Circumstance of the incident. They say that officers have their body worn, video cameras activated , and that provides activated, and that provides additional context to the actions of the officers that weve seen in that video. And then he added that the force had received a complaint that was being assessed by the forces professional Standards Directorate and asked the public not to draw conclusions from the video alone. And then he goes into to what happened as to what ihave into to what happened as to what i have outlined, what time the event happened and how many officers went to the address in leeds. So yeah , we will provide leeds. So yeah, we will provide more updates on this story as we have them. Have them. Hey, anna riley, thank you so much for bringing us up to date there on a story that has dominated social media and indeed the newspapers this morning. Thank you for bringing us anna. No it us up to speed, anna. No it really is interesting to hear what the police had to say as well. Perhaps theres more context to that wasnt in that one to this that wasnt in that one video. Always theres video. Theres always theres always to dig into. But but always more to dig into. But but really scenes. Yeah, absolutely. Now, new figures this morning reveal that 755 people crossed the English Channel yesterday in small boats. Well, it comes as small boats. Well, it comes as the home secretary suella braverman, said she will leave no stone unturned in clamping down on illegal immigration. But it does beg the question, is it time for britain to leave the European Court of human rights or indeed the convention in a quest to stop the boats . Well, here to debate this is human rights campaigner and activist Peter Tatchell, who supports the echr and former brexit party mep ben habib, who wants out. Very good morning to you both. Fantastic to have your company. Ben habib lets start with you. Why do you want out . Well i would want out of the echr irrespective of whats happening in the channel. Its served its purpose. The European Convention of human rights and the court , which is rights and the court, which is attached to it, was established in large part by the United Kingdom in, you know, at a time when europe had just come out of a world war and it was done in order to, in effect, to control rogue european countries. You rogue european countries. You know, weve got to call out call out the motive. Absolutely. Out the motive. Absolutely. Clearly, the United Kingdom was only part of it because it established it in order to bring some kind of human rights, a level Playing Field to europe, which had been sadly lacking for a you know, for during the war and many years before that. And and many years before that. And it has served its purpose. Its it has served its purpose. Its got 16 principles. The judges who are appointed to the court based are unaccountable. Theyve made up laws as they go along. Made up laws as they go along. And they famously, as you might recall , declined to allow us to recall, declined to allow us to deport abu qatada in 2012. They stripped us of the ability to prevent prisoners from having the vote, and theyve made lots of laws, as it were , on the of laws, as it were, on the hoof. Now, judges and courts shouldnt be making laws. They shouldnt be making laws. They should simply be adjudicating on them and the European Convention of human rights has allowed this court to be completely out of hand. And of course , the hand. And of course, the crossing of the channel is very topical and very visual. And so we all kind of focus on it right now. But actually there needs to be more joined up and consistent approach to it from the government. And we should simply government. And we should simply leave the European Court of human rights, the European Convention. In fact, the convention should be abolished. The 46 countries that are members , half of them are members, half of them are already members of the European Union. The other half are regarded as perfectly sensible countries. Countries. Well, ben, let me let me bnngin well, ben, let me let me bring in Peter Tatchell here, because as peter, what do you make of ben habibs argument that this was a convention drawn up to stop another germany and the United Kingdoms nowhere close to that . Close to that . Well, first, let me say that withdrawing from the European Convention on human rights will not stop the small boats that will happen regardless. We need to reform immigration and asylum policy. Thats the way to go. Not pulling out of a very important human rights convention, which was set up not just to ensure that there was no further review of, but to ensure that all citizens across europe have protection against authoritarian governments. You authoritarian governments. You know, this convention in shrines, fundamental human rights to protect you and me against abusive government. But against abusive government. But that goes against the law. Now, the European Court of human rights has not invented new laws. Its interpreted the law as the law is written and in many cases it has done so to the benefit of citizens. So, for example, its had rulings against harassment to protect people , against harassment. Its people, against harassment. Its had rulings against government and police spies going on private innocent citizen laws that protects us from intrusive governments and i think thats a very, very good thing that we should be very, very careful all about pulling out from a convention that enshrines us the rule of law. Its a way of Holding Governments to account to ensure they do not violate law. Its the last stop measure for people in europe to protect their fundamental rights. And of their fundamental rights. And of course, in cases where the ruling is against the government, that is precisely because the government has acted against the law and we need a check and balance on government. Just because the government is elected doesnt give it a Carte Blanche to do whatever it wants. And we as citizens need that protection against autocrats , protection against autocrats, high handed government. Okay ben habib, i want to give you a chance to come back to some of those points that this protects the individuals from the state, that it allows the government to be held account, that we need be held to account, that we need those and balances. What those checks and balances. What do say, say to that . Do you have to say, say to that . None of the Member States of the European Convention have dictatorial and totalitarian governments that are abusing human rights. None of them. And one of the best adherence, the establisher of human rights across the globe was effectively the United Kingdom. The notion that if we were to leave the convention, somehow the protection of our individual human rights in the United Kingdom diluted in some kingdom would be diluted in some way a fundamentally flawed way is a fundamentally flawed one. The way is a fundamentally flawed one. The European Court of human rights is yet another supranational body with unelected appointees to it unaccountable appointees. It is fundamentally anti democratic. It should be the british people, the determine who our parliamentarians are, and theyre the ones who should establish the law. And we have a democratic system which allows to us hold them to account. And so we do not need to be in it. It does make law on the hoof. Contrary to what Peter Tatchell said, it does make law up. It has 16 Guiding Principles and it simply makes up the law as it sees fit around it. And a lot of the judgements its issued issue without us even knowing which judge that issued them, judge it was that issued them, it is a completely unnecessary law and the other point id just make the virtue signalling European Union has declined to join the European Convention because it recognises that it wants the court of justice of the European Union, in its own view , to be the highest judicial view, to be the highest judicial body and in the case of the United Kingdom, it should be the Supreme Court. We shouldnt be in the European Convention. Theres need for us to be theres no need for us to be part of it. Its anti democratic stick, and our Supreme Court should the supreme judge of should be the supreme judge of all all issues in the United Kingdom. Well ben and peter, its been a spirited back and forth. Im afraid we have run out of time there. I would have liked to get another. No doubt this conversation will continue in in future seems to be a future days. It seems to be a long running one, even a debate within government. But Peter Tatchell habib, thank within government. But peter tatc so. L habib, thank within government. But peter tatc so much habib, thank within government. But peter tatc so much for habib, thank within government. But peter tatc so much for yourib, thank within government. But peter tatc so much for your timeiank within government. But peter tatc so much for your time this you so much for your time this morning. Now stay with us. Morning. Now do stay with us. As of 16 to 34 year olds as half of 16 to 34 year olds are after buying are in debt after buying designer items , were asking why designer items, were asking why are many people addicted to are so many people addicted to clothing in a cost of living crisis . That and more on our dying high streets with retail guru lizzy ritter. Dont go guru lizzy ritter. Dont go anywhere. Anywhere. The temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello again, its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. Scattered showers return for many today. It will return for many today. It will feel fresher as well. Following the warmth of the last couple of days. But still the potential for sunny spells , particularly for sunny spells, particularly across central and southwestern parts of the uk. Across central and southwestern parts of the uk. Weve seen parts of the uk. Weve seen a cold front move through overnight. Thats some overnight. Thats brought some heavy that heavy rain heavy rain and that heavy rain is clearing orkney and is now clearing orkney and shetland. It will stick around for the first of the for the first part of the afternoon behind that, rain showers for many , especially showers for many, especially scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. I think across the rest of england and wales, mostly dry, a lot of cloud in the southeast east, but still quite warm and humid here, 26, 27 celsius where weve got the sunny spells coming through elsewhere. Again, temperatures elsewhere. Again, temperatures into the low 20s generally. But into the low 20s generally. But as we go into the evening, although skies clear for a time, were going to see further back of showery rain pushing in after midnight across western scotland and Northern Ireland some persistent downpours associated with this and 1 or 2 showers elsewhere as well. The clearest skies towards the south east. Its another warm night, not quite as muggy as the last couple of nights, however. Then a bright start for the east and the south east of england. Dry here initially , but showers get here initially, but showers get going. And these bands of showery rain across scotland and Northern Ireland push into northern and western england as well as wales. So some longer spells weather at times spells of wet weather at times and it will be breezy. So thats going to make it feel cooler with highs of 22 celsius , the with highs of 22 celsius, the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Britains news. Channel a very good morning. Its a very good morning. Its 1127 and youre with britains newsroom here on gb news with me tom harwood and Ellie Costello. Now, this week , britons have now, this week, britons have reacted with a mixture of sadness and frustration at the news of wilko going into administer nation, as many see it as the collapse of what is a dying high street. Well, the homeware retailer appointed administrators on thursday after failing to secure a rescue deal. It operates 400 a rescue deal. It operates 400 Stores Across the uk. So this Stores Across the uk. So this move puts around 12,000 jobs at risk. Risk. Well, to tell us more about this, its fashion and retail expert lizzie zita, who joins us now. Lizzie very good to see you this morning. Hello and whats your reaction to this then, wilko going into administration, im and i love wilko. Im devastated and i love wilko. And so many people have been calling saying you know, calling me saying, you know, from know from students that i know saying, where are we going to go . You said it earlier, go . Like you said it earlier, that you bought all your stuff from wilko. The go to from wilko. It was the go to place. I think its a place. And i think its a tremendous loss for the british high hoping that high street. Im hoping that somebody save somebody will swoop in and save them. They . Them. But will they . Because theres been the likes of poundland and and likes of poundland and b m. And we guest earlier who we spoke to a guest earlier who said they have moved into these big resale parks. Theyve got huge they think huge premises and they think thats of the demise of wilko. Yes, it is part the demise yes, it is part of the demise of wilko competition in supply chain difficult 80s, the pandemic 14 increases in Interest Rates like the government dont want us to spend. Were not spending. And then it creates an issue for you know, it all has a knock on effect. So all of these things have led to i mean, the high street is having a really hard time and it breaks my heart. My parents used to have a Small Business and when the rents and rates went up, they they lost it. And so its very close to my heart. I think that the government to lower the government need to lower the threshold of Business Rates they need to you know, but this is this is the big issue, isnt it . If you have an Online Business and a warehouse in the middle of nowhere and you post things you dont pay the same rates. Well this shops do the rates. Well this shops do on the high street, is it. High street, this is it. And im not saying that that shouldnt but shops on shouldnt happen, but shops on the street need the the high street need the support. Were all the high street need the suppoto were all the high street need the suppoto become were all the high street need the suppoto become completely going to become completely corporate. Were going to become a coffee shops. And a country of coffee shops. And thats horrible sweet shops. Oh, goodness the way that oh, goodness me. The way that the way that some our big the way that some of our big cities country have been cities in this country have been infested. Cities in this country have been infes mean, theres been all i mean, theres been all sorts of allegations what sorts of allegations of what these are actually these sweet shops are actually hiding, whether theyre i these sweet shops are actually hiding, whethertheyre i dont hiding, whether theyre i dont want suggest anything and want to suggest anything and make they make any accusations, but they could be really could be they could be really rather nefarious than just rather more nefarious than just sweet shops. Of those of well, talking of those of oxford there there Oxford Street, there are there has plan put into the has been a plan put into the Planning Office for a huge museum just opposite a marble arch , which i think could be arch, which i think could be amazing and new way to sort of revitalise the high street and the introduction of art. Also, im biased because my husbands an artist, so im very into art. So i think that would be a great thing. But i think really its the business come the Business Rates. Come on government, its at government, you know, its at £12,000. It should be £25,000 for Small Businesses. £12,000. It should be £25,000 for Small Businesses. And that for Small Businesses. And that would be a way at least of stimulating a bit of growth. Stimulating a bit of growth. And the high street is changing just generally, arent they . People will know looking at high street, how at their local high street, how much has changed those shops much it has changed those shops shutting shops shutting down and coffee shops springing up. Lets have a little well, lets have a little look. According to my research, the have shut down or the shops that have shut down or reduced the amount of premises they boots , marks and they have, boots, marks and spencers paper chase. I mean, paperchase are love paperchase new look. Cath kidston in topshop , house of fraser, toys topshop, house of fraser, toys r us, m and c, woolworths , cnr and us, m and c, woolworths, cnr and an old one blockbuster video. I mean, that is a long list of pain in it really, really is. But again, you can sort of see why this is happening. Yes, people are ordering clothes online now. People have accounts like disney or netflix or perhaps theyre going to gbnews. Com rather than going out to blockbuster. To blockbuster. So nice plug. So nice plug. But is this just a sort of natural way that were evolving as people . Yes , it is. Yes, it is. I think that eventually people will go shopping for social reasons. They will go to meet their friends, have a cup of coffee, try some makeup. They want experiences. They dont necessarily need to shop , but necessarily need to shop, but they will go. I know people that love going personally, i love going to selfridges. Its a great experience. Go there, have a coffee. You even have to a coffee. You dont even have to spend anything but know, spend anything but you know, people spending there people are spending there getting into debt online in in particular, 16 to 34 year olds who are getting into a massive amount of debt, buying all these designer clothes. And what is that about . Is that then trying to keep up with with the fashion . They trying up they are trying to keep up with fashion. Listen, i love with the fashion. Listen, i love fashion. Come a fashion fashion. I come from a fashion background. But if you dont have the to money do it and clear your credit card at the end of the month, step away from the because the click because or because its easy to do. Its too its too easy to do. Its too fast. You know, you late at night. Maybe youve had drink. Night. Maybe youve had a drink. Ive the research. Ive read the research. People have they they have had a drink and they they order this stuff because it will come. Its a dopamine fix. And it causes a tremendous amount of pain. If you cant afford it, dont buy it. Pain. If you cant afford it, dont buy it. If you pain. If you cant afford it, dont buy it. If you havent got dont buy it. If you havent got the money in your account, dont put it on a card. Well, lizzy, zita, thank you so much for taking us through very good advice. Those big issues and yeah, absolutely crucial advice for people at home. If you cant it, home. If you cant afford it, dont i would dont buy it. I would have thought that that would be elementary, but perhaps not. Perhaps elementary, but perhaps not. Peryeah. Thank very much. Yeah. Thank you very much. Now still to come, fly me to the moon. Well, ill do my best, but well speak to the trainee astronaut per wimmer about that Virgin Galactic adventure that yesterday saw. See you there. Yesterday saw. See you there. Good morning. Its 1132. Good morning. Its1132. Im Rhiannon Jones in the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister says the governments plan is working after the uk economy grew by 0. 2 in the Second Quarter. Figures from the office for National Statistics also show gdp rose. By 0. 5 in also show gdp rose. By 0. 5 in june alone, buoyed by the Manufacturing Sector, the results mean theres no immediate risk of the uk slipping into recession in the Health Secretary says the latest four day strike by Junior Doctors, which starts today , doctors, which starts today, serves only to harm patients. Serves only to harm patients. But its the fifth time theyve staged a walkout this year in an ongoing dispute over pay. The British Medical Association says its been left with no choice. The government insists the 6 uplift given to Junior Doctors is fair and reasonable. All 755 is fair and reasonable. All 755 people crossed the English Channelin people crossed the English Channel in small boats yesterday. The home office has confirmed its the highest daily figure so far this year, as was confirmed yesterday. It brings the total number of people to have made the crossing to 100,000. Thats since numbers were recorded in 2018. The number of arrivals so far this year is at more. 2018. The number of arrivals so far this year is at more. Than far this year is at more. Than 45,000. And the death toll from wildfires in hawaii has risen to at least 55, as authorities warn that Recovery Efforts will take years. The governor says the blazes have reduced much of the resort city of lahaina to smouldering ruins. Its one of three major fires still ravaging the island of maui. Entire the island of maui. Entire neighbourhoods have been burned to the ground as dry conditions and strong winds complicate efforts to bring the fires under control. And you can get more on control. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews. Com. Our website, gbnews. Com. 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He was also joined by mother and daughter kesha and anastasia myers, who won their places in a prize draw. Well, trainee astronaut and philanthropist per wimmer joins us now to give his take on this fascinating story. Very good to see you this morning. So what do you make of this all . Its absolutely well, its fascinating, isnt it . Fascinating, isnt it . Oh, its so exciting. I mean, oh, its so exciting. I mean, you can imagine waiting for, in johns case, 18 years. And for me personally , ive been waiting me personally, ive been waiting 23 years ahead of going into space. So this is kind of like a big like a little child and christmas come come true finally. And you get to enjoy this amazing experience. I know its short in time , but it is its short in time, but it is hugein its short in time, but it is huge in significance. And no doubt the john and anna and kesha, they are all over the moon today. No doubt. Its a fantastic achievement and an incredible milestone as well for galactic , having poured so much galactic, having poured so much money into this. And Richard Money into this. And Richard Branson standing behind it all the way it really is a significant achievement. And on a personal note, it paved the way for me going into space very sooii. 500. Soon. So when do you expect to make a very similar trip then . A very similar trip then . Very soon, to be honest, i would estimate im on rocket number 10, so it would probably be spring next year. So id better get into shape now and get ready. Ive done a lot of my training. Ive flown fighter jets in various places around the world. Ive done zero g training where you go up into 16km and nosedive down in a perfectly good plane, creating weightlessness for 30 40s at a time. And ive also been sitting time. And ive also been sitting in the centrifuge spinning around faster and faster and faster to simulate how it is to have these enormous g forces coming in on your body. So im set and ready and im so excited for john that were not yesterday. Hes a fellow astronaut and i cant wait for my turn. Wow. This is really within touching distance for you now. How are you feeling . As you say, this has been such a long wait for you. 23 years. And the moment is nearly here. I know, i know. I cant believe it. Its always been next year, next year. And two years out. Finally seeing years out. So finally seeing this and seeing these incredible pictures, you know, beaming down alive and also watching the commentary online where people are saying, wow, amazing, cool. Are saying, wow, amazing, cool. How fantastic is that . I mean, it is sort of an intoxicating experience going into space. It is literally less than 600 people have ever been there. So you know, weve got to remind ourselves that this is actually quite an achievement to get up there. And now the door is open for the rest of us to go up soon and hopefully many more thereafter. Well youll be one of the first, first hundreds rather than thousands who go. But i imagine with the success of this commercial flight that this is going to become a more and more common thing. Were going to see many more thousands of people go into space rather than just 600 or so who have done in the last gosh, how long have people been going into space . Since the 1950s. Really . This is going to really take off . Absolutely. And this is a absolutely. And this is a game changer. And its sort of the democratisation of space. Yes. Its still not a low price tag. Hopefully eventually it will come down. But pioneers like branson or like astronauts like branson or like astronauts like myself who are flying, were hoping to break down those barriers, bring down the cost by having more and more people going through the system. Like any other business, its about scale and getting more people up there. It would also have, apart from having the joyful experience on a personal note, to seeing spacex, it also has quite significant side effects that we shouldnt underestimate. For instance, spacex is an enormous inspiration to young kids. When i go around on kids. When i go around on schools and i talk about my space trip and my values , they space trip and my values, they are so excited about it. So theres enormous inspirational effect. In particular effect. In particular encouraging young kids and children to be interested in in space and science and engineering, and certainly we need those skills here in the uk. Absolutely. And more generally, you can also get more cheaper access to space, which would mean then more medical trials in space, more satellite is up there, cheaper telecommunications. So this is telecommunications. So this is sort of the beginning of a new era. Its a game. Its a game changen era. Its a game. Its a game changer. And theres a lot more to come that we can all benefit from , whether you want to go to from, whether you want to go to space or not. Well, its an exciting future, isnt it . Purwin, a really good you this really good to see you this morning. Thank you so for morning. Thank you so much for your and of luck with your time and best of luck with your time and best of luck with your spaceflight next spring. So youre up. Well, back down here on earth, a balcony in South Kensington in london went up for sale at £50,000. Yes. Its a sign of the state of the housing market. Demand outstripping supply and soaring Mortgage Rates, which are leaving people in desperate situations across the nation. Our london reporter lisa hartle has more. Has more. With a housing shortage in the uk, some people are trying to think outside the box. This to think outside the box. This balcony in london South Kensington is up for sale for £50,000. The estate agent next home limited say they were surprised at the inquiries they received there was people climbing over it, but yeah, really strange circumstance with people who are saying can we build conservatories on it or could we live there . Could i use it as somewhere just to stop over for a couple of nights . Could i make an evening experience point out of it what i could then put on . I dont know, airbnb or Something Like that. The rental market in the uk is being described by Housing Charity generation rent as absolutely brutal. As absolutely brutal. Rent is soaring and the supply of rental properties are falling , leaving tenants falling, leaving tenants struggling to pay the rent. Some working in the sector say theyve never experienced anything like it. Theres a double or triple edged sword of a real lack of supply. Theres not enough homes for them to go into and also thats leading to sky high rents and really huge amounts of competition in. So what were seeing across the board is that people are really struggling to pay people are really struggling to pay its rent as a pay their rent. Its rent as a proportion of their of tenants income is up the highest its been for over a decade and its only one direction. Only going in one direction. Its squeezing people. Its really squeezing people. Its really squeezing people. Its they cant afford its meaning they cant afford to do many the other things. To do many of the other things. Generation rent ran a survey last year which said that paying the was the number one cost the rent was the number one cost of living concern for tenants. The rent was the number one cost of [research cern for tenants. The rent was the number one cost of [research by1 for tenants. The rent was the number one cost of [research by the tenants. The rent was the number one cost of [research by the charity s. Research by the Charity Shelter reveals that one family every eight minutes are being handed a section 21 no fault eviction notice by their landlord. This Estate Agents in east london say over 50 of the properties theyre currently selling are from landlords selling are from landlords selling up over the last 1012 months as the Interest Rates have moved around, we found theres more and more landlords who are deciding rather than remortgaging and getting onto another fixed term at potentially 30 higher rate than or more than what they was at, that theyre taking the time now to sell the properties just just before covid, i was considering the rental market was it felt like it was slowing down and you had a lot of people trying to get to on the bottom of the property ladder. Um, since then its, its like its been turned on its head. If i put a one bed property on in red, well anywhere in east london i can expect 10 to 12 people to want to view that property. Now youve actively got tenants trying to sort of gazump if you like , which ive never seen that like, which ive never seen that in the rental market. More people are turning to shared Living Spaces as prices rise. House share websites, rise. House share websites, spare rooms say a room in a shared house or flat will set renters back on an average £971 a month in london and more people are taking in lodgers. People are taking in lodgers. Last 12 months, weve seen Something Like a 2,526 increase in people looking to take in lodgers. And it makes a lot of sense if your mortgage has gone up, a property, up, if youve got a property, you to earn an amount of you know, to earn an amount of extra cash from a second job would hours and hours would take you hours and hours out of your week. But to rent out of your week. But to rent out your spare is a fairly out your spare room is a fairly straightforward way of getting out your spare room is a fairly strsomeorward way of getting out your spare room is a fairly strsome extraj way of getting out your spare room is a fairly strsome extraj waywith etting in some extra cash with a housing shortage and no sign of interest falling any time Interest Rates falling any time soon, no end in soon, it seems theres no end in sight for struggling tenants. Hartle gb news, london. Lisa hartle gb news, london. Lisa hartle gb news, london. Well, thank you very much to lisa for that report because soaring rents and Mortgage Rates have made it very, very difficult for lots of people across the country. Its a really good way for her to capture that that report, capture that in that report, were the top news were talking the top news stories the with our stories of the day with our panel stories of the day with our panel, the political consultant emma burnell and former government price government adviser james price now. And were going to start exactly where left in the exactly where we left off in the past and it was reacting past hour. And it was reacting to this clip of an autistic girl being arrested for saying that the female Police Officer looked like her lesbian nana. Lets lets take a look. You claimed in your face, go away from my teenage daughter. What is wrong with you . What is wrong with you . Right . Is something wrong with mate . Didnt aim with you, mate . She didnt aim it Police Officer. It at the Police Officer. Homophobic at my mother. Homophobic remarks at my mother. Its homophobic remarks , its not a homophobic remarks, she think shes she said. I think shes a lesbian. Like. Like nana. I think. Think. So many Police Officers to come and do this in one go shows a really bad allocation of resources as well as it being really cruel. And i think there are some wider questions about its west Yorkshire Police who are involved in this. Theyre the same people help that same people who didnt help that the who tried to teach the teacher who tried to teach his something, some his classmates something, some difficult and the difficult topics. And the teachers, in teachers, i think still in hiding several years in hiding or spent several years in hiding or spent several years in hiding various mobs , hiding from from various mobs, didnt help when there was a child who was again accused of scuffing quran faced again scuffing a quran and faced again Death Threats and mobs and all of the rest of it. But theres plenty enough people to go over this poor autistic who this poor autistic girl who i think the said suffered think also the mum said suffered from scoliosis. And you can see in footage that her in some of the footage that her arm is being pulled painfully. I just think very lucky just think were very lucky that we this mobile we have this kind of mobile phone technology to record this and police honest. And keep the police honest. Yeah, well, its really important that west important to say that West Yorkshire responded Yorkshire Police have responded and that video only and they say that video only shows very picture of shows a very limited picture of what that event. But what happened in that event. But there investigation taking there is an investigation taking place speak. Place as we speak. Think some people yeah, i think some people emailed saying important emailed in saying its important to the body cam footage to look at the body cam footage as well because will be as well because there will be footage from the police. No doubt get a more complete doubt well get a more complete picture. Things stand, it picture. But as things stand, it looks astonishing, but looks astonishing, really. But lets some other lets move on to some other stories because emma stories as well, because emma speaking astonishing, that speaking of astonishing, that doesnt begin to start to doesnt even begin to start to cover this story in the sun. Oh, my god. This is possibly my favourite story i have ever read. As you go through it, paragraph by paragraph, it just gets better and better. So what gets better and better. So what has happened there was a couple split up and the woman in this couple wanted her husband back, so she decided to throw a reconciliation dinner, inviting his in laws. His uncle al, a few other people , all and himself. Other people, all and himself. He pulled out at the last minute and he wasnt there. And since the dinner , the in laws have the dinner, the in laws have died. The uncles been died. The uncles been hospitalised and is in a coma. And. And it turns out that what she cooked was a beef wellington with death cap mushrooms in it. It was this deliberate. It was this deliberate. Well, this is the question when shes claiming that she had noidea when shes claiming that she had no idea what shes doing. I mean, she bought something called death cap mushrooms. Its quite hard not to think it was deliberate. James have you ever tried to poison someone . Tried to poison someone . I mean, i thought i had some rough break ups, but, i mean, this does take the. Take this really does take the. Take the mushroom out of it. The scary is, this lady has scary thing is, this lady has now also the run and her now also gone on the run and her lawyers her. She was lawyers cant find her. She was interviewed by the police. Shes disappeared. They found the dehydrator. Get the dehydrator. She used to get the real the death cap real essence of the death cap mushrooms obviously, mushrooms down. Obviously, theres yet that theres no insinuation yet that shed these but shed murdered these people, but goodness the evidence does. Mean, i suppose they do say i mean, i suppose they do say everything australia is meant everything in australia is meant to poisonous. Didnt to be poisonous. I didnt realise food as well. Realise it was the food as well. We have time for one more we just have time for one more story now. James, i do want your comment on this space comment on this on this space flight on this virgin flight or on this Virgin Galactic edge of trip. Galactic edge of space trip. What do make of it . Think what do you make of it . I think its one the most wonderful, its one of the most wonderful, uplifting in uplifting stories ive heard in a tough time at the moment. And some people are saying, oh, these billionaires their oh, these billionaires and their silly around in silly toys playing around in space, really space, well, they dont really size technologies size is that the technologies that in these that are being employed in these things percolate down, will things will percolate down, will filter to we are filter through to and we are seeing alongside elon musk filter through to and we are seei some alongside elon musk filter through to and we are seei some othergside elon musk filter through to and we are seei some other things. Lon musk filter through to and we are seei some other things. Itsmusk filter through to and we are seei some other things. Its thek and some other things. Its the first few tentative steps of humanity moving out into the stars great new stars and exploring great new worlds. Its wonderful. Stars and exploring great new woryeah, ts wonderful. Stars and exploring great new woryeah, i s wonderful. Stars and exploring great new woryeah, i absolutelyl. Stars and exploring great new woryeah, i absolutely agree. I yeah, i absolutely agree. I mean, im not massive , only mean, im not massive, only billionaires in their toys. Thats not the bit that interests me. But there is exploration. Everyone should be excited by exploration and Space Exploration is to going be a huge part of the humanitys future. I watch enough sci fi to know that, you know, im a blake seven fan, for example. Id love seven fan, for example. Id love to see that as the future, but particularly if we could have avon in charge of everything. Well, lets hope it inspires some more young people to enter physics mathematics physics and applied mathematics and rest of it that we and all the rest of it that we really, in this really, really do need in this country. James emma, country. Well james and emma, its fabulous you its been fabulous to have you on this morning. Thank you much for joining thank you so much forjoining us on our panel. Were just going leave you some going to leave you with some of our views morning because our views this morning because so you have been in so many of you have been in touch on touch throughout the show on lots different topics. Our lots of different topics. On our favourite childhood ice lollies, lots of different topics. On our favotsays hildhood ice lollies, lots of different topics. On our favotsays the hood ice lollies, lots of different topics. On our favotsays the only ice lollies, lots of different topics. On our favotsays the only good llies, lots of different topics. On our favotsays the only good thing john says the only good thing about ice lollies now is they dont before you them dont melt before you eat them because of shrinkflation oh goodness because of shrinkflation oh gooi ness because of shrinkflation oh gooi nes have say that on this i do have to say that on this story of wilko closing down, sue has in touch. Shes attached has got in touch. Shes attached a i dont know a picture as well. I dont know if can but sue has if we can show it, but sue has said wilko has been a super as a local store, very competitively priced, especially popular with local store, very competitively pric owners acially popular with local store, very competitively pricowners who. Y popular with local store, very competitively pricowners who haveyular with local store, very competitively pricowners who have been with local store, very competitively pricowners who have been able to pet owners who have been able to take pooches into stores , take their pooches into stores, she says. Our labrador always had sit down outside had a sit down strike outside the didnt go in. The store and didnt go in. How lovely. Well im oh, how lovely. Well im afraid we have come to the end of our show today. Thank you so much your views and much for all of your views and for company this morning. For your company this morning. And were back at the same time next week. But coming up next, its the live with tomson and live desk with pip tomson and emily both you, emily carver. Both of you, whats up on show is indeed. So Junior Doctor strikes it is there fifth round of strikes now and its been revealed that theyve been costing the nhs £1 billion already. So well be getting stuck into that. Yeah. What is it going to take to stop them striking . We will be quizzing a Junior Doctor plus sevilla iron brew that could now be in short supply as the companys drivers walk out and will common to cane. It does look like tottenhams captain is on his way to Bayern Munich in that £100 million move. Now heres your weather. Heres your weather. A brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello again. On. Gb news. Hello again. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. Scattered showers forecast. Scattered showers returned for many today. It will feel fresher as well following the warmth of the last couple of days. But still the potential for sunny spells , particularly for sunny spells, particularly across and southwest across central and southwest parts of the uk. Weve seen a cold front move through overnight thats brought some heavy and that heavy rain heavy rain and that heavy rain is clearing orkney and is now clearing orkney and shetland. Stick around shetland. It will stick around for the first part of the afternoon that, rain afternoon. Behind that, rain showers for many, especially scotland , Northern Ireland, scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England and i think across the rest of england. And wales, mostly dry. A lot of wales, mostly dry. A lot of cloud in the southeast, but still quite warm and humid here. 26, 27 celsius where weve got the sun spells coming through elsewhere. Again, temperatures into the low 20 generally, but as we go into the evening, although skies clear for a time, were going to see further bands of showery rain pushing in after midnight across western scotland and Northern Ireland. Some persistent downpours associated with this and 1 or 2 showers elsewhere as well. The clearest skies towards the south east. Its another warm night, not quite as muggy as the last couple of nights, however. Then couple of nights, however. Then a bright start for the east and the south east of england. Dry here initially, but showers get going. And these bands of showery rain across scotland and Northern Ireland push into northern and western england as well wales. So some longer well as wales. So some longer spells weather at times spells of wet weather at times and it will be breezy. So thats to going feel cooler to going make it feel cooler with highs of 22 celsius , a with highs of 22 celsius, a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. tannoy this is the final call for all Long Distance lovers. Im flying round the world to marry a man that ive never met. How do i know that youre even the person you say you are . Please fasten your seatbelts. Maybe were not actually supposed to be in this relationship. As we expect turbulence ahead. Can you not see my insides breaking . 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